>>Neil deGrasse Tyson said "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it."

Like a lot of things NdGT says, this is ridiculous. Science is not "true" for any value of "true" that makes sense. It is a process, the results of which may or may not accurately describe truth as we know it today.

NdGT thinks he is making science cool with his pithy quotes and his one-liners on Twitter showing how smart he is, but I fear he is doing long-term damage on how difficult science really is, and what the sausage factory really looks like behind the curtain.

(Source: Am a scientist with published papers who can't stand the industry sometimes)