This is long overdue, but I want to take the time to thank everyone who has ever shared, watched, respectfully commented on, or liked this video. The overwhelming response I received from you all was far more than I had hoped for or could have even imagined. I made this video for fun because I am passionate about science & nature which naturally led me to Neil deGrasse Tyson. I am proud to have made Neil's most popular video on the web, and will continue promoting the wonder of life and our understanding of our place in the the cosmos. I have received more heartwarming messages in my inbox than I could ever read, which makes me incredibly happy but also sorry that I can't respond to all of you. I also want to extend my thanks to Sony Music Entertainment for deciding to unblock this video. I am truly happy to be able to continue sharing Neil's powerful answer with you. Again, thank you all for the support. Cheers!
Max Schlickenmeyer thank you for this video. it has changed my life. It got me out from under my rock to see how truly amazing the earth is , and how great her people are. I feel more connected than I ever have in my life. if it wasn't for this video I wouldn't have seen the beauty in the world, others and myself. It makes me strive to the best i can ve evert day. Thanks for unblocking it too, keep these wicked awesome videos coming!
Wow, thanks Dan! I'm so happy the vid has had such a positive impact. 2 years ago I finally got a full time job doing what I love -making educational media. In that time I've learned so much and I hope that shines through on my future releases for you all. Thanks for the encouragement!
Seriously i can't thank you enough for this video! I have watched this thousands of times and it has got me through my A-levels and my degree in physics! When times get hard and I'm struggling with the work load i just listen to this to lift my spirits and push on! Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for this work of art, it is amazingly inspirational whether you love science or not because it is so true, paired with the images and music its simply perfect
Whenever I feel lonely this fact gives me a sense of relief, because knowing that the universe is me and I am the universe means that I am connected with every other human and live form on this planet, therefore I am never really lonely, just by myself.
+Mafasa Almafasa Wow... If you think about it that way, it's incredible. This video has made me humble to the universe, and gave me courage to explore it.
+Silence I see where you're coming from, but this makes me feel utterly insignificant due to the sheer vastness of the universe. We are less than a grain of sand in an ocean.
But more importantly... The universe is in us... How does that not resonate with everyone... That is literally the most beautiful piece of knowledge we can know at this time
I am so alone, i dont know anyone else in person who knows this stuff and every time i try to tell someone they look at me with a confused look in their face, then i go back home and look at the night sky wondering if i will ever find another person who sees the world the way i do
RUclips, the Joe Rogan Expierence podcast, you will not be dissapointed, you will find there are in fact many people who think as deep as you do, we're out there believe me.
Russell Mitchem Yes, it is a rare ability to be able to describe such deep subjects so poetically, and clearly enough to allow even lay people to catch a glimmer of what the experts understand - to grasp the basics at least. And to be able to do so with complete honesty, even when the subject treads on some people's cherished beliefs without sounding confrontational is a feat. It almost makes me think that, like "journalist", "science communicator" ought to be a college major somewhere. A major combining a broad understanding of science with philosophy, and creative literature. I have heard detractors ask about what major research Tyson has done, as if that is all that matters. One Tyson has the potential to create a dozen Hawkings, or Krauss's, in his career.
Oh geez.. More girls with depression, ugh. Can't wait until this phase of drama-culture is over, my god. It's called life, get over yourselves. Seriously
Who else wants the script of this printed out and framed up in their bedroom. Just internalising the knowledge at hard times could bring happiness. I have never been so inspired in my life and I will forever live by the words he spoke on this video
@@gregl3949 The most astounding fact is the knowledge that the atoms that comprise life on Earth, the atoms that make up the human body, are traceable to the crucibles that cooked light elements into heavy elements in their core under extreme temperatures and pressures. These stars, the high mass ones among them, went unstable in their later years. They collapsed and then exploded, scattering their enriched guts across the galaxy. Guts made of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and all the fundamental ingredients of life itself. These ingredients become part of gas clouds that condense, collapse, form the next generation of solar systems, stars with orbiting planets. And those planets now have the ingredients for life itself. So that when I look up at the night sky and I know that yes, we are part of this universe, we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the universe is in us. When I reflect on that fact, I look up-many people feel small because they’re small and the universe is big-but I feel big, because my atoms came from those stars. There’s a level of connectivity. That’s really what you want in life, you want to feel connected, you want to feel relevant, you want to feel like you’re a participant in the goings-on of activities and events around you. That’s precisely what we are, just by being alive.
This video is a prime example as to why I will always appreciate the value and power of the internet. Without the World Wide Web, I would not have been able to experience such exquisite beauty and insight. Yes, there are bad aspects to the internet, I’m not naive enough to deny that. But I feel that the internet gives more than it takes. That level of connection Neil was talking about in the video can be felt by anyone with a mere WiFi signal or cellular connection. The internet will always be one of my favorite places to learn about our world and discover new ideas. I am given some sense of that connection because of the 1’s and 0’s that travel across oceans to reach me.
Science as a whole provides us these insights. Based on facts and without preference for a certain truth, science follows the evidence. To know the universe is to know ourselves.
I used to be a christian because i was expected to be by everybody around me and society itself..... i thought i believed in God and had a spiritual connection with Him. But, now that ive found science, free thought and critical thinking i look back now and can say with a smug attitude that I feel more spiritual, in a metaphorical sense of course, than I ever have before in my life.. - i want to watch this before I die. it's so sad yet so enlightening at the same time
J Ev why do you have be be here for a reason? The odds actually provide the fact we are here by accident just by the simple fact over 99% of the universe is unlivable lol!! Even if there are more earth like planets, the vacuum of space makes up the largest portion of the 99%
Does anyone else think that maybe... just maybe science should and is becoming a part of our popular culture again? I honestly don't understand how it ever wasn't. Science not only searches for the answers to our deepest questions, but is our way of exploring, as scientists are our explorers. How can we not realize that science NEEDS to be a part of our culture, part of the framework of our society. Please do your bit and embrace science as a part of our culture, and like the atoms formed in the depths of ancient stars, is a part of us.
Kuaminifu Mwenzi In a way yes. Look at how Dawkins, Degrasse Tyson, Lawrence Krauss are welcomed on stages today. people pay good money to se them now. In a way they have become the new stars.
Kuaminifu Mwenzi I had to write a poem on a subject. So, I chose 'Ignorance'. The poem went something like this: "Ignorance Ignorance is a comfortable bed, It’s inviting and easy to accept, It’s appealingly simple, And it is the ultimate relaxing seclusion from the world, But, cognizance is the arduous paper of responsibility lying on your desk awaiting to be completed for class tomorrow."
I remember listening to this back in March of 2012 in the morning while getting ready for work. Man, I had to take a moment to compose myself due to the overwhelming emotional feeling that came over me. I had a great day at work that day. I love you all
I remember back in 2016 when my chem teacher played it in class. I never felt so moved. I wish humanity would be able to come together and realize that we are so small in the grand scheme of things. And that’s a beautiful thing to know.. We should live and love well with the time that we have
I was once a Christian youth leader, but once I compared the scientific explanations of how we got here to the bible story of Adam and Even, it was only a matter of months before I abandoned the concept of faith altogether. Science just makes way more sense.
why do you even compare made up fantasy stores with real scientific evidence in first hand? i'm baffled by this, it's not how you interpret the book :)
Until classical physics is no longer sufficient to explain the world around us or the universe at large. Then you will have to question your faith in science. There is more, far more, than the explanations provided by contemporary scientists lauded as gods, such as Tyson. Most of astrophysics is speculation. No one can prove the Big Bang, no one can prove stars are being born anymore. We are just making guesses based on observations.
eternalnate Whenever you see a star that is a different color than another it is because they are in different stages of their respective life cycles. We've seen stars forming, stars in the middle, and stars that have died. Our star is in the middle of its life cycle, it is considered yellow now but as it loses it's mass it's outer gaseous layers will escape further into space making it appear larger. Eventually it will deplete its fuel reserves, blast out its gaseous layers and explode. I would like to point out that assumptions based on observation is much more reliable than assumptions based on anything else. All intelligent men and women realize that assumptions are not a dirty word as long as they can be falsified, verified, and subject to change. And star formation matches those criteria quite flawlessly.
Whenever I am having a rough day I always think about what he is saying in this and realize that I am a bigger part of everything then I think. Its beautiful.
This is one of the most artistic interpretations I've ever heard about the universe. I listen to this whenever I hit a point of regret, and I remember that we're all here for a greater purpose, and I tear up as if Neil is a voice inside me telling me that things will be alright. So I followed my gut, and I'm pursuing my dream of becoming a great artist. ✨
@@AustinPrimeFxthings haven’t been easy, but I still trust the process. Even with all the hardships I’ve been through after all these years I don’t regret being an artist. ✨
He's almost there, but he didn't quite make it. The most astounding fact in the universe beyond the fact that anything exists at all, is that it has arranged itself to become self aware. We observe the universe and its wonders; chances are there are billions of other creatures beyond earth that are able to appreciate the universe as well. That to me is the most astounding fact.
If we could see the univers AND the energy moving in (from outside - far enough) it may look like brain cells connected to each others, and this pattern repeat in our own body and also the body we live on (Earth). I dont know if he is old enough but this universe may also be self-aware of himself. We say our possibility to think can act on things around us. So I can barely imagine what this universe can produce in term of reaction when he think or dreams like we do. Some may say the universe is god if you follow my perception, well I dont think so, it may be closer to be the reflection of god when we look at it with our own eyes and the way they works. (all this being a simple theory, I dont want to sound like I talk facts, its a feeling)
Right on, Michael and Jonathon. Astounding - both in the realms of the infinite and sub-atomic. It's not possible for my little brain to comprehend, but I take solace in knowing.....that as this message is posted you and I are mysteriously a part of it all......
Michael Burkett Everyone has their own idea of what their 'most astounding fact' is. :) For me, it's hard to say what's the most astounding fact, because every single thing -- not even every living being, every single thing that exists (at least within our perception/observation) even the unknown -- the scale of things, the amount, wrath, and beauty of things, how far we think we've come with technology and as a race, but we truly and hardly know anything -- we don't even know what the Milky Way looks like because we're on the inside looking out. Man, I'm all over the place! Lol. I just want to know more! "The more you know, the more you realize you don't know." That quote holds such truth.
Ray Klish I understand that it is somewhat subjective, however in some ways it is measurable to the extent that tracing atoms to the beginnings is less impressive and more arithmetic versus the idea that anything even exists at all; or the fact that atoms have arranged themselves in a manner that have eventually evolved to our consciousness. Yes, there may be other great ideas, nonetheless I don't think his astounding fact is as impressive as so many others that could be mentioned.
don't be afraid to die. we are just helping make our home a better place. we contribute our bodies to the expansion of the universe, using our energy, and using our inner star to give back. we were given, and then we give. no matter what you do in life, you will give back eventually. i love all.
The first time I watched Cosmos with Carl Sagan and heard him explaining this, it was the closest I'd ever come to a "religious" experience. Never had I felt so connected to the universe. It was intense and nearly brought me to tears. Learning that for the first time just completely blew me away, and hearing Neil explain it like this brings back those feelings. We lost a truly great man in Carl Sagan, but with Neil deGrasse Tyson, I think we're in good hands.
Carl Sagan was Neil's example. Sad Sagan died when I was a kid, so I could not follow him like Neil did. But Neil Tyson is my example of a good man and he is everything Carl Sagan would be to me if he was still alive. Have a good evening! And do not fear the grand dark places of the world. Feel big, and strong, just like the massive stars that made our existence possible!
"there are billions of galaxies in the world". "World" is too small to contain one galaxy let alone billions. It's a bit like saying "did you know that Jupiter is the biggest planet on earth?"
Whenever life gets overwhelming, I like to come back to this and remember how much we all have in common. It's a beautiful reminder that we're not so different after all.
"Thé idiocy of man is not that we can't fix the planet, but we waste too much time fighting over labels in order to find our place in the world." by me
Thats human beings they are instable ... Like the universe itself. That is remarkable to me. Humans often dont even love themselves but they fight so feriously for their pride and their ego, as if they are not aware of their actions ... as if they were just another unconscious part in the universe doing their job ... following the grand scheme of the universe.
How could 1,000 people (*or any person at all*) dislike such a beautiful, thought-provoking video? If you're a deeply religious person but don't like having your beliefs challenged, why did you even watch this video in the first place? What Neil deGrasse Tyson said in this video is far more moving than any homily I ever heard back when I was a Catholic.
***** How exactly am I being a "pretentious cock"? I simply asked why religious people who don't want to have their beliefs challenged bother to watch videos they know will challenge their beliefs and then proceed to dislike the video. Sometimes they'll also leave comments about how they're so special that they happened to be born into the *ONE* religion that got it correct, *out of approximately 4,000*. They also claim they're so special that they happen to believe in the *RIGHT* god(s). I'm what you call an agnostic atheist. This means that because there is simply no tangible, scientific evidence for any of the *approximately 2,500 recorded gods throughout history*, atheists and I have absolutely no reason to believe in your god or anyone else's; however, we're humble enough to admit that we can't be absolutely certain about whether or not a god exists (this is the "agnostic" part). If you show me or any other atheist tangible, scientific evidence for the existence of your god or any of the other gods, we'll drop what we're doing and believe until we die. If you're a monotheist, you're an atheist, with respect to approximately 2,499 gods in which you fearlessly don't believe because your parents didn't teach you about them. Why, then, is it such a big deal when we atheists simply go one god further than you guys? Tell me again, who's being a pretentious cock?
***** "You are not meant to understand." What the fuck does that even mean? Are you trying to say that you're better than me by telling me that you've achieved some "higher level of thinking" because your god decided that you were special enough to "understand"? If your god doesn't want me to go to hell, why doesn't he make the effort to help me "understand" scripture better so I'll believe in him again (I was raised Roman Catholic)? I guess your rebuttal is half-right: I will never try to "understand" by making up spooky, cryptic interpretations; for I am intellectually honest with myself and don't waste my life by basing it off a Bronze Age book written at a time when everyone thought Earth was flat, thought Earth was the center of the universe, and didn't know where the sun went at night. You're also right, in the sense that I may never understand why you guys don't see religion for the lie and scam that it is. Even individual Christians "understand" the Bible in different ways; for example, conservative Christians oftentimes cite Old Testament verses (and some New Testament verses) as justifications for their anti-gay stances and their view that women have nothing better to contribute to society other than pumping out several children and being stay-at-home mothers who basically live in the kitchen. On the other hand, liberal Christians cherry-pick the nice, happy verses from Psalms, Proverbs, the Gospel, and Jesus' message in the Sermon on the Mount (*Love everyone, no matter how different they may be from you*) as justifications for their acceptance of LGBT people and other oppressed minorities. If the Bible, Quran, and other holy books each claim to be the perfect, innerant word of God or whatever gods they claim to represent, why is it possible for two people of the *SAME RELIGION* to have *COMPLETELY DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS*???
This Is The Most Touching Video I Have Ever Watched 2018 Edit: Hello. I am back. One year later exactly. Never expected this to blow up. This video inspired me and now I am more interested in the universe then anything else. I love science and I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who liked or replied to this. See you in a years time :) 2019 edit: Hey, I'm back. Still love science and still love this video. Always Remember you are something bigger than you think. If you think you are the best thing in the universe, You are better than that. If you thing you are the worst thing in the universe, you are not. You are the best thing. Never give up and remember that you are Amazing. You can do anything. You are the best thing that has ever happened in the history of the whole universe.
Oh boy.. Here comes the feels after finding this after 10 years.. Last time I saw this I was a young lost boy in HS. Confused, scared and lonely. But this video gave me comfort when I felt my lowest. It picked me up when I really needed it. And thank god it's still here because it's one of the big reasons that I'm still alive today. It gets better.
This was deep, Christians say us non believers don't or cant feel connected with the universe because we have lack of faith in a god. But Neil just summed it up perfectly, this is how I feel connected with the universe. Beautiful, as good as Sagan's Pale Blue Dot speech.
Probably one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard and is exactly how I feel, something I tell creationists when they try to tell me the world, universe, and my life have no meaning without "God".
Dear Max, I listened to it the day it was released. I listen to, and watch this, every few weeks more than 10 years later. Thank you for this amazing creation.
Glidrz yes what I find so astounding and in fact beautiful, is that based off what Neil just said shows we humans were capable of figuring out this astounding fact that we are all a part of what’s in the universe
around 7 years ago I took a college class on theology and religion. During one of those class sessions my professor showed us this video. I still remember sitting in that dark room, hair standing up on end as the emotions swirled through me. I knew after that class that I needed to find this video and make sure I could watch it again whenever I needed to. Thank you for reminding me time and time again that the universe is beautiful and all I need to do to remind myself of that is to look a little closer.
"There's a level of connectivity. That's really what you want in life, you want to feel connected, you want to feel relevant", that is no doubt one of my favorite quotes this man has ever said.
+koreankid113 you guys should look up carl sagans pale blue dot it will astound you along with this message if you kind of combine these 2 messages then it will astoud you
true ..........i like these intellecual talks at same time so emotionality refelcting reality and truth ....... while other people most of them are busy grapping nonsense....
I've been watching this video once every couple of months for the past decade. And it does not get any less impressive, any less humbling, any less beautiful with each subsequent view. Thank you.
Growing in numbers Growing in speed Can't fight the future Can't fight what I see People they come together People they fall apart No one can stop us now Cause we are all made of stars
It's strange, because there are certain parallels between what NDT said and many religions like Christianity, Buddhism and even ancient Norse (and I'm sure many others). For example, when he says that our atoms came from the stars, and the universe is in us, is that not so very different from the Bible saying that we came from God and that God is within us? Another is that when we die, our atoms become part of the Earth, if we get eaten by an animal or a tree feeds off our nutrients then our atoms become part of it (Reincarnation). And after that, once earth dies when our Sun expands then our atoms will return to the stars, like the Bible says that when we die we go to heaven (Except in this situation everyone is welcome to come), and we may become a part of stars anew. My favorite parallel however is that the proposed end of the universe is said to occur when a mass of black holes destroy all stars in the universe. Our atoms will be in these stars, and so it's kind of like the ancient Norse Ragnarok, where the dead heroes in Valhalla fight in a battle that brings about the end of the world (or in this case, universe). I am not supporting the plausibility of creationism, but I am merely voicing that maybe the two points of view are not too different as we think :)
***** Who's close minded here? OJVdB's point is a good one. It is possible that religious stories are mythologies created to explain the universe in a symbolic sense as opposed to one of a more literal fashion. He/She/It is not saying that "God is Great", rather that the stories put forth by the religious might in fact be telling the same tale as science, albiet in a more poetic manner that is easier for those not able or willing to acquire a complete scientific education. If a philosopher looks at the night sky and says, "I am small and yet I am part of this greater thing, this cosmos..." and that this thought in time is incorporated into some structure of faith based teachings, that sense of inter-connectivity and acknowledgement of the complexity of the universe is no less true [social commentary]even if it is used by a corrupt "religious" system to gain control over a population and restrict their thought and behavior in order to drive their productivity to pad the pockets of those who control production and supply.[/social commentary]
KazzoKiller3890 Except that its full of radiation and sub-zero temperatures, not to mention no oxygen and flying rocks everywhere. Id say thats somewhat hostilefrom a human perspective.
AtheistLobster With all due respect, I would say that from where I stand here on earth, the view is most hostile. The things you mention as hostile up in space, haven't killed a soul for a very, very long time. Don't you ever marvel at the vastness of the universe? Or do you ever wonder what else is out there? Things we have yet to discover? "Curiosity is everything".....Neil deGrasse Tyson.
This is one of my favorite videos of all time. The remnants of dead stars is not only what make of the universe but it's also what makes up all life including human life. We don't live in the universe we are the universe, Just as much as a planet or a star. This most astounding fact is why I was able to find my spirituality after years of meaningless existence. I truly feel like we are the eternal universe. We are all one. If everyone knew and truly believed that we are all literally one organism, We could have peace on earth. "The only reality for man is a human reality. And the vision of humanity will become clear only when man looks into himself. He who looks outside, dreams. He who looks inside, awakens." -Carl Jung- By looking up and out into the Universe we are looking into our own souls. If that doesn't make you feel... Something unexplainable, Then I don't know what could.
0:10 its hard to feel significant when I look at that picture and realize were basically like one of those small dots there just floating in that infinite black space. Its hard to see that and think we have any importance in the universe
vee gomi Imagine how a small cell must feel insignificant and stupid... but without these cells, there would not be.. YOU. Everything matters no mather the size. Cheer up, you beautiful creature. ;)
"How rare and beautiful it truly is that we exist"... Do me a favor and listen to 'Saturn' by sleeping at last. Truly an amazing song, and will answer to your concerns.
everything in the universe is important, just as much as it is not important. The universe is everything, everything we feel and think also originated from the universe, we are a part of the whole show, we are one with everything that exists, and that you are one of the few that was so lucky to be alive, when so many possible lives ended before it began, that makes you one of the most important amazing things that the universe have created, and you should never take this for granted.
Doesn't it just blow your mind that we are here? Like legit fucking floating in infinity. I don't see why people ignore the fact we are a microscopic bug on a floating rock rotating around a star. It's so weird to me.
People only care about the mundane, the every day meaningless superficial stuff that they think is important. Its what makes them comfortable. They dont make time to think about these deeper underlying facts about our existence and look strangely at those who do. I pity them.
"So when I look up at the night sky, and I know that yes we are apart of this universe, we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the universe is in us." - NDT
My physics teacher played this video on the first day of our physics 1 class. Just last week we had our last set of notes in physics 2 and he played this again for the class and it was a powerful video being able to look back on all the physics I learned and high school in general
“The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.” -Galileo Galilei.
Yet these shills such as Neil Degrasse hold science back. They pollute the system with corruption and lies. They deceive people and focus on irrelevant facts. They cover the facts that we need to ensure our survival under the guise of "public safety". These people are the pawns of Nazi ideology.
Well I think there are a lot of great things one can do. Science is great; but it also is very powerful, and if not done, executed and applied with wisdom, it can bring forth as much evil as it could also bring forth good. That is just how it is. Any real scientist should have that type of respect for it, terrible, quaking respect. This is because science is knowledge, or a means to knowledge, and knowledge of a very excellent kind; thus also of a kind imbued with great power, and from that comes great responsibility to use that knowledge well, and also to ensure that the knowledge is not gained before or without what is needed to handle it well being in place first, and gained only through ethical method. (And avoiding the Nazi camps is the barest _minimum_ ethical standard.)
@Ashton : Oh really. Could you tell me what _exactly_ you consider to be "corruption and lies" from them, and furthermore, exactly what _evidence_ you have of this malfeasance on their part, ideally evidence that should be good enough to be accepted at a court of law, because in a way you are alleging a crime (whether it really is or not, the situation is analogous enough to reasonably warrant a similar standard.)?
We are not big. We are but a small part of a spec suspended in a light beam. Science isnt an amazing thing where we all learn that people are amazing.. no its a cold realizations that we are nothing and will eventually die leaving no trace of our exhistance when the universe ends.
Chapzer science is a bunch of unproved statements.. you never know if the universe will end.. you never know if another one after ours will come from us. You can’t know, it comforts me knowing that if our universe came from a couple specs than why can another? It comforts me to think that after me there will always be something.
What most of us have sought after with a sharp desperation, clinging to a deep hope, often turning to religion for and most often coming up short, Carl Sagan and Neil Degrasse Tyson have found without ever having to turn to religion. These two men are the greatest spirits among us in so many ways. My hat is off...
Deep in the sea all molecules repeat the patterns of one another till complex new ones are formed. They make others like themselves and a new dance starts. Growing in size and complexity living things masses of atoms DNA, protein dancing a pattern ever more intricate. Out of the cradle onto dry land here it is standing: atoms with consciousness; matter with curiosity. Stands at the sea, wonders at wondering: I a universe of atoms an atom in the universe. -Richard Phillips Feynman (1918-1988)
there is a poem in arabic , in one of its verses it says: و تحسب انك جرمٌ صغير و فيك انطوى العالم الأكبر. roughly translated: and you think that you are a small mass , and in you the whole world is combined.
2:34 where the rocket is taking off into the sky gets me. It just shows how curious we humans are to explore and find out about our surroundings, no matter what measures we need to take.
We are the universe. When you die, you might be gone, but not you... the stuff that makes up you will forever exist in different forms. You will always be here.
What's more beautiful that the stuff that makes you up, after a thousand, million, or maybe billion years after you die, could potentially form another living being. So, according to science, reincarnation exists.
Badass Titan Wow, I never thought of it like that, I guess there is some form of reincarnation here, but most people are buried in coffins were their atoms are trapped for a very long time.
Harry Chernak But when you think of it in the scale of the universe nothing is really "trapped" for a long time. If time runs indefinitely then everything will happen an uncountable amount of times before the "end". It's interesting to think about
this video hited my so hard when I was 22, now I'm 33 and sometimes I forget this perspective of life... now I'm back to watch this everyday I can remember it and keep taking that powerful words
If everyone understood a level of what Neil is talking about here, the world would be at peace. The illusion of separation is what's destroying us...everyone must realize that we are all ONE WITH THE UNIVERSE AND EACH OTHER!
It saddens me that so many people are arguing about beliefs in the comments, please just think about the video and learn to accept the connection of humanity. Everyone should be able to have there own Ideas about our existence, being destructive and imposing on others really doesn't show that you even understand your belief, If you really toke some time to yourself you would understand and you would be able to accept the fact that we are really on this earth as one species, we should respect that and respect each other.
"Everyone should be able to have there own Ideas about our existence" Except that some of these ideas force certain actions onto people (not getting vaccinations for instance, or praying to get healed instead of seeing a doctor, or ISIS). These are real and negative consequences comming from some forms of religion (or ways of thinking).
If this isn't shown in every single Earth Space Science classroom, I don't know what they're showing kids now. This is incredible. This is something you show on the very last day. The ultimate treat after all the Bill Nye videos.
Can we just take a second and appreciate the first 12 seconds or so of this video? When Neil says "The most astounding fact..." and the interviewer repeats those words, probably thinking he has rattled Neil a little bit with that question, only to quickly realize Neil was just pausing for dramatic effect, when he unloads this beautiful chunk of wisdom. Chills are inevitable throughout but that 11 second mark might actually be the peak!
I'd live to do that but you cant see the real sky whne you're in the heart of city, thats why I sometimes take my car, drive into middle of nowhere and just sit on the hood and watch stars.
Ohh, how happy i am that we are here,that we are alive, that we have the opportunity to share this beauty and this world. We are here together and we are united. What a wonderfull thought to bring everything we need to know about life in one simple fact....we are Stardust! i am proud and i love you all...
Excellent rhetorical skills. Pretty much everyone can pile up all of that raw information by education, but such presentation really needs a lot of experience and talent.
This makes me sad because everyday we argue about politics, especially in America. It's always this or that, up or down, whatever, regardless of alignment. I wish one day we stop fighting each other and have more of a desire to gain knowledge of our existence in this beautiful universe, and why our conciousness entered this tiny yet bold planet.
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This is long overdue, but I want to take the time to thank everyone who has ever shared, watched, respectfully commented on, or liked this video. The overwhelming response I received from you all was far more than I had hoped for or could have even imagined. I made this video for fun because I am passionate about science & nature which naturally led me to Neil deGrasse Tyson. I am proud to have made Neil's most popular video on the web, and will continue promoting the wonder of life and our understanding of our place in the the cosmos. I have received more heartwarming messages in my inbox than I could ever read, which makes me incredibly happy but also sorry that I can't respond to all of you.
I also want to extend my thanks to Sony Music Entertainment for deciding to unblock this video. I am truly happy to be able to continue sharing Neil's powerful answer with you.
Again, thank you all for the support. Cheers!
I thought this video was gone forever. Glad that it's back up!
Max Schlickenmeyer thank you for this video. it has changed my life. It got me out from under my rock to see how truly amazing the earth is , and how great her people are. I feel more connected than I ever have in my life. if it wasn't for this video I wouldn't have seen the beauty in the world, others and myself. It makes me strive to the best i can ve evert day. Thanks for unblocking it too, keep these wicked awesome videos coming!
Wow, thanks Dan! I'm so happy the vid has had such a positive impact. 2 years ago I finally got a full time job doing what I love -making educational media. In that time I've learned so much and I hope that shines through on my future releases for you all. Thanks for the encouragement!
Seriously i can't thank you enough for this video! I have watched this thousands of times and it has got me through my A-levels and my degree in physics! When times get hard and I'm struggling with the work load i just listen to this to lift my spirits and push on! Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for this work of art, it is amazingly inspirational whether you love science or not because it is so true, paired with the images and music its simply perfect
"They say every atom in our bodies was once part of a star. Maybe I'm not leaving... maybe I'm going home. "
Gattaca
+Chem Hung That is the most beautiful thing I have ever read.
im going to have that written on my tombstone
Chem Åström that movie is definitely one of my favs
"Just for reference... Right-handed men don't hold it with their left."
Gattaca
Just beautiful.
jorgenholt, I am ambidextrous.
Whenever I feel lonely this fact gives me a sense of relief, because knowing that the universe is me and I am the universe means that I am connected with every other human and live form on this planet, therefore I am never really lonely, just by myself.
Silence We are the universe understanding itself, is an amazing fact.
+Mafasa Almafasa Wow... If you think about it that way, it's incredible. This video has made me humble to the universe, and gave me courage to explore it.
***** Beautiful way to word it.
+Silence Watch gigabytes of Andromeda.
+Silence I see where you're coming from, but this makes me feel utterly insignificant due to the sheer vastness of the universe. We are less than a grain of sand in an ocean.
Of course, they say every atom in our bodies was once part of a star. Maybe I'm not leaving... maybe I'm going home.
TieDef Sold.
That was amazing.
Fucking gattaca
Technically the hydrogen in our body is from the big bang directly but the other atoms are from the stars
Woow
But more importantly... The universe is in us... How does that not resonate with everyone... That is literally the most beautiful piece of knowledge we can know at this time
K Parks apparently none of that matters in today's society because it's mainly about Race, Social Class and Religion.
K Parks Precisely.
I have always been marveled by this fact and anytime I listen to this it makes me tear up.
I am so alone, i dont know anyone else in person who knows this stuff and every time i try to tell someone they look at me with a confused look in their face, then i go back home and look at the night sky wondering if i will ever find another person who sees the world the way i do
+azsxdcfvgbhnjmhn You're not alone my friend. The numbers are growing fast, really fast.
where are you from
we can be friends :)
RUclips, the Joe Rogan Expierence podcast, you will not be dissapointed, you will find there are in fact many people who think as deep as you do, we're out there believe me.
Romario Thartori from perth in west australia, science isnt a big thing here from what ive seen
The existence of Neil DeGrasse Tyson makes the loss of Carl Sagan much less painful...
+Tyler f. :)
Russell Mitchem
Yes, it is a rare ability to be able to describe such deep subjects so poetically, and clearly enough to allow even lay people to catch a glimmer of what the experts understand - to grasp the basics at least.
And to be able to do so with complete honesty, even when the subject treads on some people's cherished beliefs without sounding confrontational is a feat.
It almost makes me think that, like "journalist", "science communicator" ought to be a college major somewhere. A major combining a broad understanding of science with philosophy, and creative literature.
I have heard detractors ask about what major research Tyson has done, as if that is all that matters. One Tyson has the potential to create a dozen Hawkings, or Krauss's, in his career.
+Pat Doyle carl sagan :'(
+Pat Doyle No...it makes it go on...from one mind to another...to another...to...it never stops... :-)
+Tyler f. your words are fucking beautiful
guys this just relieved my episode of depression a little
ghostly daisy same. I know that feeling all too well.
Oh geez..
More girls with depression, ugh. Can't wait until this phase of drama-culture is over, my god.
It's called life, get over yourselves. Seriously
Владимир-сын путина- Пост
получить жизнь сука.... до свидания!
Russia!
b33333p00000000 yes. Russia. ( да России)
Who else wants the script of this printed out and framed up in their bedroom. Just internalising the knowledge at hard times could bring happiness. I have never been so inspired in my life and I will forever live by the words he spoke on this video
i did that it’s hanging on my mirror and it’s literally the best thing in my life
@@claudiaholland6492 How did you do it?
Yes
Me too
@@gregl3949 The most astounding fact is the knowledge that the atoms that comprise life on Earth, the atoms that make up the human body, are traceable to the crucibles that cooked light elements into heavy elements in their core under extreme temperatures and pressures.
These stars, the high mass ones among them, went unstable in their later years. They collapsed and then exploded, scattering their enriched guts across the galaxy. Guts made of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and all the fundamental ingredients of life itself.
These ingredients become part of gas clouds that condense, collapse, form the next generation of solar systems, stars with orbiting planets. And those planets now have the ingredients for life itself.
So that when I look up at the night sky and I know that yes, we are part of this universe, we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the universe is in us. When I reflect on that fact, I look up-many people feel small because they’re small and the universe is big-but I feel big, because my atoms came from those stars. There’s a level of connectivity.
That’s really what you want in life, you want to feel connected, you want to feel relevant, you want to feel like you’re a participant in the goings-on of activities and events around you. That’s precisely what we are, just by being alive.
This video is a prime example as to why I will always appreciate the value and power of the internet. Without the World Wide Web, I would not have been able to experience such exquisite beauty and insight. Yes, there are bad aspects to the internet, I’m not naive enough to deny that. But I feel that the internet gives more than it takes. That level of connection Neil was talking about in the video can be felt by anyone with a mere WiFi signal or cellular connection. The internet will always be one of my favorite places to learn about our world and discover new ideas. I am given some sense of that connection because of the 1’s and 0’s that travel across oceans to reach me.
pmoney 565 👏👏👏
Well said
I want what your smoking
What a great point of view. I feel the same way, we are living in a blessed period of time of humanity.
Science as a whole provides us these insights. Based on facts and without preference for a certain truth, science follows the evidence. To know the universe is to know ourselves.
Imagine the world we could live in if everyone shared this mentality.
What a world that would be :)
***** John Lennon is a legend
TheIcelandicPatriot its going to happen.
S1mmonns Just not in our lifetime i'm afraid.
Only in our dreams...
This is actually a life-changing mentality. It really teaches you to enjoy and live YOUR life to the fullest.
I used to be a christian because i was expected to be by everybody around me and society itself..... i thought i believed in God and had a spiritual connection with Him. But, now that ive found science, free thought and critical thinking i look back now and can say with a smug attitude that I feel more spiritual, in a metaphorical sense of course, than I ever have before in my life..
- i want to watch this before I die. it's so sad yet so enlightening at the same time
Testify!
the odds that we are here by accident is almost impossible.
from stardust we came and to star dust we shall return.
Welcome to reality, it is beautiful isn't it?
J Ev why do you have be be here for a reason? The odds actually provide the fact we are here by accident just by the simple fact over 99% of the universe is unlivable lol!! Even if there are more earth like planets, the vacuum of space makes up the largest portion of the 99%
Welcome to the Club. We are all now free thinkers.
For all of you wondering, the song is called: To build a home.
I wasn't wondering I found it distracting.
what are you doing here?
im just chilling watching a vid for school when the fortnite leaker hacker just comments
@@pandiiz7666 same
This is the most astounding fact of this video.
Does anyone else think that maybe... just maybe science should and is becoming a part of our popular culture again? I honestly don't understand how it ever wasn't. Science not only searches for the answers to our deepest questions, but is our way of exploring, as scientists are our explorers. How can we not realize that science NEEDS to be a part of our culture, part of the framework of our society. Please do your bit and embrace science as a part of our culture, and like the atoms formed in the depths of ancient stars, is a part of us.
Kuaminifu Mwenzi Showbiz sluts and dumb sport players are worth more than scientist, that's what's wrong with the world.
I try to embrace the beauty of science to people, but they are either too stubborn to listen, or just don't care.
Kuaminifu Mwenzi In a way yes. Look at how Dawkins, Degrasse Tyson, Lawrence Krauss are welcomed on stages today. people pay good money to se them now. In a way they have become the new stars.
Kuaminifu Mwenzi I had to write a poem on a subject. So, I chose 'Ignorance'. The poem went something like this: "Ignorance
Ignorance is a comfortable bed,
It’s inviting and easy to accept,
It’s appealingly simple,
And it is the ultimate relaxing seclusion from the world,
But, cognizance is the arduous paper of responsibility lying on your desk awaiting to be completed for class tomorrow."
I am in total agreement
I remember listening to this back in March of 2012 in the morning while getting ready for work. Man, I had to take a moment to compose myself due to the overwhelming emotional feeling that came over me. I had a great day at work that day. I love you all
I remember back in 2016 when my chem teacher played it in class. I never felt so moved. I wish humanity would be able to come together and realize that we are so small in the grand scheme of things. And that’s a beautiful thing to know.. We should live and love well with the time that we have
Love you!
I was once a Christian youth leader, but once I compared the scientific explanations of how we got here to the bible story of Adam and Even, it was only a matter of months before I abandoned the concept of faith altogether. Science just makes way more sense.
why do you even compare made up fantasy stores with real scientific evidence in first hand? i'm baffled by this, it's not how you interpret the book :)
Until classical physics is no longer sufficient to explain the world around us or the universe at large. Then you will have to question your faith in science. There is more, far more, than the explanations provided by contemporary scientists lauded as gods, such as Tyson. Most of astrophysics is speculation. No one can prove the Big Bang, no one can prove stars are being born anymore. We are just making guesses based on observations.
eternalnate Whenever you see a star that is a different color than another it is because they are in different stages of their respective life cycles. We've seen stars forming, stars in the middle, and stars that have died.
Our star is in the middle of its life cycle, it is considered yellow now but as it loses it's mass it's outer gaseous layers will escape further into space making it appear larger.
Eventually it will deplete its fuel reserves, blast out its gaseous layers and explode.
I would like to point out that assumptions based on observation is much more reliable than assumptions based on anything else.
All intelligent men and women realize that assumptions are not a dirty word as long as they can be falsified, verified, and subject to change. And star formation matches those criteria quite flawlessly.
julian hernandez
yes, that's true. What made you bring that up?
You dun goofed
Be humble - you're made of dust. Be proud - you're made of stars.
Hubert Reeves (not 100% sure)
Waaoooww. What a perspective.
Mud superior!
Be - you’re made
what part of our body is made of mud
Be proud - you are made of stars...just like everything else
Whenever I am having a rough day I always think about what he is saying in this and realize that I am a bigger part of everything then I think. Its beautiful.
This is one of the most artistic interpretations I've ever heard about the universe. I listen to this whenever I hit a point of regret, and I remember that we're all here for a greater purpose, and I tear up as if Neil is a voice inside me telling me that things will be alright. So I followed my gut, and I'm pursuing my dream of becoming a great artist. ✨
Wherever you are right now, i hope things worked out for you. It's been 5 years.❤
@@AustinPrimeFxthings haven’t been easy, but I still trust the process. Even with all the hardships I’ve been through after all these years I don’t regret being an artist. ✨
@@EdwardTMadrigal I'm thrilled to hear from you and Im proud of you for not giving up on what you believe. Keep going 😊.
@@AustinPrimeFxalways my friend. Hope all is well in your little part of the world, and that you’re thriving. 🎞️
He's almost there, but he didn't quite make it.
The most astounding fact in the universe beyond the fact that anything exists at all, is that it has arranged itself to become self aware. We observe the universe and its wonders; chances are there are billions of other creatures beyond earth that are able to appreciate the universe as well. That to me is the most astounding fact.
If we could see the univers AND the energy moving in (from outside - far enough) it may look like brain cells connected to each others, and this pattern repeat in our own body and also the body we live on (Earth).
I dont know if he is old enough but this universe may also be self-aware of himself.
We say our possibility to think can act on things around us. So I can barely imagine what this universe can produce in term of reaction when he think or dreams like we do.
Some may say the universe is god if you follow my perception, well I dont think so, it may be closer to be the reflection of god when we look at it with our own eyes and the way they works.
(all this being a simple theory, I dont want to sound like I talk facts, its a feeling)
Right on, Michael and Jonathon. Astounding - both in the realms of the infinite and sub-atomic. It's not possible for my little brain to comprehend, but I take solace in knowing.....that as this message is posted you and I are mysteriously a part of it all......
The universe found a way to know itself
Or should I say, ourself.
Michael Burkett Everyone has their own idea of what their 'most astounding fact' is. :) For me, it's hard to say what's the most astounding fact, because every single thing -- not even every living being, every single thing that exists (at least within our perception/observation) even the unknown -- the scale of things, the amount, wrath, and beauty of things, how far we think we've come with technology and as a race, but we truly and hardly know anything -- we don't even know what the Milky Way looks like because we're on the inside looking out. Man, I'm all over the place! Lol. I just want to know more! "The more you know, the more you realize you don't know." That quote holds such truth.
Ray Klish I understand that it is somewhat subjective, however in some ways it is measurable to the extent that tracing atoms to the beginnings is less impressive and more arithmetic versus the idea that anything even exists at all; or the fact that atoms have arranged themselves in a manner that have eventually evolved to our consciousness.
Yes, there may be other great ideas, nonetheless I don't think his astounding fact is as impressive as so many others that could be mentioned.
I come watch this every now and again just to keep things in perspective.
One of my fav videos on the internet.
don't be afraid to die. we are just helping make our home a better place. we contribute our bodies to the expansion of the universe, using our energy, and using our inner star to give back. we were given, and then we give. no matter what you do in life, you will give back eventually. i love all.
He's not just an incredible physicist and astronomer, he is a poet. :')
Just like Sagan
This video gives me so many feels
One of the most eloquent speeches about what makes us humans and our place within the cosmos.
The first time I watched Cosmos with Carl Sagan and heard him explaining this, it was the closest I'd ever come to a "religious" experience. Never had I felt so connected to the universe. It was intense and nearly brought me to tears. Learning that for the first time just completely blew me away, and hearing Neil explain it like this brings back those feelings.
We lost a truly great man in Carl Sagan, but with Neil deGrasse Tyson, I think we're in good hands.
This video saved my life in 2015 . Im still here in 2021. Thank you
Hope you are still here in 2023. Happy to have you.
Carl Sagan was Neil's example. Sad Sagan died when I was a kid, so I could not follow him like Neil did. But Neil Tyson is my example of a good man and he is everything Carl Sagan would be to me if he was still alive.
Have a good evening! And do not fear the grand dark places of the world. Feel big, and strong, just like the massive stars that made our existence possible!
Nicely put.
I agree completely with what u have said. Saga is still my hero. But Tyson is my alive one. He truly is unique. What an amazing man.
I absolutely love space, the galaxy, all of the things and mysteries it holds, and it seriously influences my music, this was amazing to watch
lol! i luv galaxy too^^ did u no ther are over bilions of galaxy in the wrold? or galaxy is jut a tiny stop in the universe
"there are billions of galaxies in the world". "World" is too small to contain one galaxy let alone billions. It's a bit like saying "did you know that Jupiter is the biggest planet on earth?"
Such a profound video to end the week with.
Beautiful!!
I love your videos Ann, i love that we share the love of this video in common.
Whenever life gets overwhelming, I like to come back to this and remember how much we all have in common. It's a beautiful reminder that we're not so different after all.
And people still fight over nations,religion,race,gender,money,intelligence and power.
"Thé idiocy of man is not that we can't fix the planet, but we waste too much time fighting over labels in order to find our place in the world." by me
Aaron Reese Did i mention planet in my comment ?
+Edin Hodzic no. İ was just saying that humans need to stop fighting over labels and differences, and embrace unity, science, progression, and reason.
Embrace my statement if your so care for it . Beauty lies in forgiveness and acceptance of death.
Thats human beings they are instable ... Like the universe itself. That is remarkable to me. Humans often dont even love themselves but they fight so feriously for their pride and their ego, as if they are not aware of their actions ... as if they were just another unconscious part in the universe doing their job ... following the grand scheme of the universe.
Speaking as an atheist, this is my definition of spirituality.
You should probably look into more religions since quite a few non-monotheistic religions already take on this philosophy.
+MegaLaxMax pls give an example or link
Why? Why does he need a believe system, that most of the time is full of idiocitys to feel something beyond his body ?
+Kirurug
stole the words right from my mouth. 👍
You can call it whatever u want religion is religion
How could 1,000 people (*or any person at all*) dislike such a beautiful, thought-provoking video? If you're a deeply religious person but don't like having your beliefs challenged, why did you even watch this video in the first place? What Neil deGrasse Tyson said in this video is far more moving than any homily I ever heard back when I was a Catholic.
exactly!!!
*****
How exactly am I being a "pretentious cock"? I simply asked why religious people who don't want to have their beliefs challenged bother to watch videos they know will challenge their beliefs and then proceed to dislike the video. Sometimes they'll also leave comments about how they're so special that they happened to be born into the *ONE* religion that got it correct, *out of approximately 4,000*. They also claim they're so special that they happen to believe in the *RIGHT* god(s).
I'm what you call an agnostic atheist. This means that because there is simply no tangible, scientific evidence for any of the *approximately 2,500 recorded gods throughout history*, atheists and I have absolutely no reason to believe in your god or anyone else's; however, we're humble enough to admit that we can't be absolutely certain about whether or not a god exists (this is the "agnostic" part). If you show me or any other atheist tangible, scientific evidence for the existence of your god or any of the other gods, we'll drop what we're doing and believe until we die.
If you're a monotheist, you're an atheist, with respect to approximately 2,499 gods in which you fearlessly don't believe because your parents didn't teach you about them. Why, then, is it such a big deal when we atheists simply go one god further than you guys? Tell me again, who's being a pretentious cock?
+C. Venom you are not meant to understand.
*****
"You are not meant to understand."
What the fuck does that even mean? Are you trying to say that you're better than me by telling me that you've achieved some "higher level of thinking" because your god decided that you were special enough to "understand"? If your god doesn't want me to go to hell, why doesn't he make the effort to help me "understand" scripture better so I'll believe in him again (I was raised Roman Catholic)?
I guess your rebuttal is half-right: I will never try to "understand" by making up spooky, cryptic interpretations; for I am intellectually honest with myself and don't waste my life by basing it off a Bronze Age book written at a time when everyone thought Earth was flat, thought Earth was the center of the universe, and didn't know where the sun went at night. You're also right, in the sense that I may never understand why you guys don't see religion for the lie and scam that it is.
Even individual Christians "understand" the Bible in different ways; for example, conservative Christians oftentimes cite Old Testament verses (and some New Testament verses) as justifications for their anti-gay stances and their view that women have nothing better to contribute to society other than pumping out several children and being stay-at-home mothers who basically live in the kitchen. On the other hand, liberal Christians cherry-pick the nice, happy verses from Psalms, Proverbs, the Gospel, and Jesus' message in the Sermon on the Mount (*Love everyone, no matter how different they may be from you*) as justifications for their acceptance of LGBT people and other oppressed minorities.
If the Bible, Quran, and other holy books each claim to be the perfect, innerant word of God or whatever gods they claim to represent, why is it possible for two people of the *SAME RELIGION* to have *COMPLETELY DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS*???
+TwistedTransistor No my friend, you're not the one meant to understand what fucking logic is.
Born to late to explore the earth Born to early to explore the cosmos ;(
but born just in time to prepare the Earth for when we do explore the cosmos :)
Born just in time to explore the internet
I feel the same.
Born just in time to explore the Oceans though.
Born too late to die of preventable diseases, born too early to die from the effects of overpopulation ;) Matter of perspective
One of the most powerful videos on youtube. 10 million views just isnt enough. Every human with internet access should watch this video.
they would rather watch fake pranks and musically vines
+Jepi JepJep True.
Thats humans for you. It is seriously disgusting
Amen
and shit like music ly cancer
This Is The Most Touching Video I Have Ever Watched
2018 Edit: Hello. I am back. One year later exactly. Never expected this to blow up. This video inspired me and now I am more interested in the universe then anything else. I love science and I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who liked or replied to this. See you in a years time :)
2019 edit: Hey, I'm back. Still love science and still love this video. Always Remember you are something bigger than you think. If you think you are the best thing in the universe, You are better than that. If you thing you are the worst thing in the universe, you are not. You are the best thing. Never give up and remember that you are Amazing. You can do anything. You are the best thing that has ever happened in the history of the whole universe.
Same
Rossilaz58 yaaaaasssss
Rossilaz58 ya...
Have you watched "The pale blue dot" ? Its quite touching as well!
check out sam harris it is always now. moving stuff
Every now and then... i get back here to reflect about the life itself. And to feel big again :)
Ashley Love I wish someday to find someone who have this mindset and be as beautiful as you are :)
Regards from Brasil
+krigolino You are always big. Regardless of how you may feel.
Well hmm, that's interesting. I typically feel infintely small when I hear stuff like this.
+krigolino You should see deez nuts gadi?
I love to do the same
Oh boy.. Here comes the feels after finding this after 10 years..
Last time I saw this I was a young lost boy in HS. Confused, scared and lonely. But this video gave me comfort when I felt my lowest. It picked me up when I really needed it. And thank god it's still here because it's one of the big reasons that I'm still alive today.
It gets better.
" People don't think the Universe be like it is, but it do."
-Black Science Man
Racist....................
+Mon Cabacungan nothing wrong with being a racist on the internet. When you are one in real life you have no protection.
+Mon Cabacungan Its a meme. Look it up.
It's just a fucking meme... I ain't no racist, I own a colour t.v!
+billy jack I own a color tv 😂😂 hahaha
This was deep, Christians say us non believers don't or cant feel connected with the universe because we have lack of faith in a god. But Neil just summed it up perfectly, this is how I feel connected with the universe. Beautiful, as good as Sagan's Pale Blue Dot speech.
Probably one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard and is exactly how I feel, something I tell creationists when they try to tell me the world, universe, and my life have no meaning without "God".
Dear Max, I listened to it the day it was released. I listen to, and watch this, every few weeks more than 10 years later. Thank you for this amazing creation.
You always mattered.
Ah I see what you did there
Amin Alani 😁
Oh you're funny you! 😁
No
Well played good sir
I can't stop watching videos of Neil DeGrasse Tyson help!!
Max Power its like my 20th today
Diego Diaz congrats! You're no longer a teenager, but very much still a child :)
I've watched 20 today 😂
I'll help: dont stop watching his videos :D
Max Power It's insane! I always thought he was just some tv guy when i heard about him.
Did anyone else get emotional?
That's the effect of a good music choice
His words coupled with the music made it really emotional for me lol
Glidrz yes what I find so astounding and in fact beautiful, is that based off what Neil just said shows we humans were capable of figuring out this astounding fact that we are all a part of what’s in the universe
You did, I did, all the people who have a heart did
To Build a Home by The Cinematic Orchestra
around 7 years ago I took a college class on theology and religion. During one of those class sessions my professor showed us this video. I still remember sitting in that dark room, hair standing up on end as the emotions swirled through me. I knew after that class that I needed to find this video and make sure I could watch it again whenever I needed to. Thank you for reminding me time and time again that the universe is beautiful and all I need to do to remind myself of that is to look a little closer.
The song is "To Build a Home" by the Cinematic Orchestra.
I achieve a mindgasm every time I watch this.
LOL....
After watching this , am not scared of death anymore. If you look at it this way, we never really die, we were always here, and always will be!
Sa5m M that's true but not having consciousness after we die seems scary since we humans cant understand "nothingness"
I can
Marco M why spend a moment in time fearing something inescapable
PennyWise #Duttgang because of our natural instict but it's not like I think about it 24/7
Marco M if we can't understand nothingness then why dwell on the thought? GO LIVE YOUR LIFE!
"There's a level of connectivity. That's really what you want in life, you want to feel connected, you want to feel relevant", that is no doubt one of my favorite quotes this man has ever said.
WE'RE ALL JUST STAR STUFF
char lev star poop
char lev WE ARE THE ALIENS AHHHH
Bro I just watched that cosmos episode yesterday!
texasguy5001 we are not special LOL.
char lev
I always start crying at the part of "perhaps more important, than both of those facts is, that the Universe is in us..."
me too!
+TheLordAncient crying with laughter right?
DevonThing Yeah, because I realize how my everyday problems are so irrelevant and small, that it all just seems ridicilous
+TheLordAncient Pretty humbling video, isn't it? :)
+koreankid113 you guys should look up carl sagans pale blue dot it will astound you along with this message if you kind of combine these 2 messages then it will astoud you
The best invested 3:33 minutes of my entire life.
MCP/ChronicBuzz wow really? your life must suck
MCP/ChronicBuzz ikr !!
true ..........i like these intellecual talks at same time so emotionality refelcting reality and truth .......
while other people most of them are busy grapping nonsense....
Harm Leyten No. Your life must suck. I feel bad for you, honest. It must be hard having a brain that can't truly process things like this.
3 3 3.....odd coincidence, is it not? :)
I've been watching this video once every couple of months for the past decade. And it does not get any less impressive, any less humbling, any less beautiful with each subsequent view. Thank you.
I put this up on my FB page from time to time because, quite simply, it's beautiful.
Growing in numbers
Growing in speed
Can't fight the future
Can't fight what I see
People they come together
People they fall apart
No one can stop us now
Cause we are all made of stars
+Michael McNamara That's Einstein, isn't it?! ;)
+Michael McNamara Cheers, Moby.
You have to be one ignorant, fearful, unhappy being to dislike this. This always makes me feel magnificent.
Alexander Nequam ignorance is bliss
Carl’s got “The Pale Blue Dot”
Neil’s got “The Most Astounding Fact”
939 creationists are so lost in their own ego they missed how beautiful this message was.
It's strange, because there are certain parallels between what NDT said and many religions like Christianity, Buddhism and even ancient Norse (and I'm sure many others). For example, when he says that our atoms came from the stars, and the universe is in us, is that not so very different from the Bible saying that we came from God and that God is within us? Another is that when we die, our atoms become part of the Earth, if we get eaten by an animal or a tree feeds off our nutrients then our atoms become part of it (Reincarnation). And after that, once earth dies when our Sun expands then our atoms will return to the stars, like the Bible says that when we die we go to heaven (Except in this situation everyone is welcome to come), and we may become a part of stars anew. My favorite parallel however is that the proposed end of the universe is said to occur when a mass of black holes destroy all stars in the universe. Our atoms will be in these stars, and so it's kind of like the ancient Norse Ragnarok, where the dead heroes in Valhalla fight in a battle that brings about the end of the world (or in this case, universe). I am not supporting the plausibility of creationism, but I am merely voicing that maybe the two points of view are not too different as we think :)
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Who's close minded here? OJVdB's point is a good one. It is possible that religious stories are mythologies created to explain the universe in a symbolic sense as opposed to one of a more literal fashion. He/She/It is not saying that "God is Great", rather that the stories put forth by the religious might in fact be telling the same tale as science, albiet in a more poetic manner that is easier for those not able or willing to acquire a complete scientific education. If a philosopher looks at the night sky and says, "I am small and yet I am part of this greater thing, this cosmos..." and that this thought in time is incorporated into some structure of faith based teachings, that sense of inter-connectivity and acknowledgement of the complexity of the universe is no less true [social commentary]even if it is used by a corrupt "religious" system to gain control over a population and restrict their thought and behavior in order to drive their productivity to pad the pockets of those who control production and supply.[/social commentary]
O.J van der beek And why we came from an anus of a Elephant ? It's sound as stupid as Adam and Eve
I don't want a prayer at my funeral, I want this!
Great idea! This will be engraved in my tomb stone
Great idea! This will be engraved in my tomb stone
This man has inspired me....good lord I love space.
Likewise, its just a shame space doesnt like us :)
+AtheistLobster Space has no preference to us, that's what makes it beautiful.
You took the words right out of my mouth!
KazzoKiller3890 Except that its full of radiation and sub-zero temperatures, not to mention no oxygen and flying rocks everywhere. Id say thats somewhat hostilefrom a human perspective.
AtheistLobster With all due respect, I would say that from where I stand here on earth, the view is most hostile. The things you mention as hostile up in space, haven't killed a soul for a very, very long time. Don't you ever marvel at the vastness of the universe? Or do you ever wonder what else is out there? Things we have yet to discover? "Curiosity is everything".....Neil deGrasse Tyson.
2:35 the visual with the song brought tears to my eyes.
Same lol
This is one of my favorite videos of all time. The remnants of dead stars is not only what make of the universe but it's also what makes up all life including human life. We don't live in the universe we are the universe, Just as much as a planet or a star. This most astounding fact is why I was able to find my spirituality after years of meaningless existence. I truly feel like we are the eternal universe. We are all one. If everyone knew and truly believed that we are all literally one organism, We could have peace on earth.
"The only reality for man is a human reality. And the vision of humanity will become clear only when man looks into himself. He who looks outside, dreams. He who looks inside, awakens." -Carl Jung- By looking up and out into the Universe we are looking into our own souls. If that doesn't make you feel... Something unexplainable, Then I don't know what could.
0:10 its hard to feel significant when I look at that picture and realize were basically like one of those small dots there just floating in that infinite black space. Its hard to see that and think we have any importance in the universe
vee gomi Imagine how a small cell must feel insignificant and stupid... but without these cells, there would not be.. YOU.
Everything matters no mather the size. Cheer up, you beautiful creature. ;)
By us being conscious, we define what this all means.
"How rare and beautiful it truly is that we exist"... Do me a favor and listen to 'Saturn' by sleeping at last. Truly an amazing song, and will answer to your concerns.
everything in the universe is important, just as much as it is not important. The universe is everything, everything we feel and think also originated from the universe, we are a part of the whole show, we are one with everything that exists, and that you are one of the few that was so lucky to be alive, when so many possible lives ended before it began, that makes you one of the most important amazing things that the universe have created, and you should never take this for granted.
Their is no purpose in being significant, might as well have fun. Be optimistic, friend, wish you the best!
Doesn't it just blow your mind that we are here? Like legit fucking floating in infinity. I don't see why people ignore the fact we are a microscopic bug on a floating rock rotating around a star. It's so weird to me.
+Logan Byrd I feel the same way!
same!!! I always say that.I'm always wondering how the universe was created and how we are in it.people this days only care about dumb things: /
People only care about the mundane, the every day meaningless superficial stuff that they think is important. Its what makes them comfortable. They dont make time to think about these deeper underlying facts about our existence and look strangely at those who do. I pity them.
It's difficult for many to bare in mind this fact. But it's such a liberating thought for me so I'm glad others feel the same way!
#Im14andthisisdeep
"So when I look up at the night sky, and I know that yes we are apart of this universe, we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the universe is in us." - NDT
This video is incredible, I have probably watched it a good 200 times of the last three years since it was first showed to me
Same I watch it everyday lol
Same here. Its an "astounding" video.
Maybe not 200... but i also come back often.
Ditto. I watch this and always remind myself that I belong wherever I go.
that's 5.5 times a month
I'm so emotional. This makes me feel so much love and peace knowing I came from Stars. I can't explain it, but my home is there.
OK, just make sure not to go home.
James King 😂😂😂
I already listened this speech a dozen times and I still didn't get bored about it....awesome!
My physics teacher played this video on the first day of our physics 1 class. Just last week we had our last set of notes in physics 2 and he played this again for the class and it was a powerful video being able to look back on all the physics I learned and high school in general
That had to be the most beautiful, poetic, and deep thing I have heard in a while, I thank you for the emotional experience.
“The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.”
-Galileo Galilei.
Pursuing pure science is the greatest thing one can do
Yet these shills such as Neil Degrasse hold science back. They pollute the system with corruption and lies. They deceive people and focus on irrelevant facts. They cover the facts that we need to ensure our survival under the guise of "public safety". These people are the pawns of Nazi ideology.
Ashton Lol what?
They rip people off and distort the truth. End of story.
Well I think there are a lot of great things one can do. Science is great; but it also is very powerful, and if not done, executed and applied with wisdom, it can bring forth as much evil as it could also bring forth good. That is just how it is. Any real scientist should have that type of respect for it, terrible, quaking respect. This is because science is knowledge, or a means to knowledge, and knowledge of a very excellent kind; thus also of a kind imbued with great power, and from that comes great responsibility to use that knowledge well, and also to ensure that the knowledge is not gained before or without what is needed to handle it well being in place first, and gained only through ethical method. (And avoiding the Nazi camps is the barest _minimum_ ethical standard.)
@Ashton : Oh really. Could you tell me what _exactly_ you consider to be "corruption and lies" from them, and furthermore, exactly what _evidence_ you have of this malfeasance on their part, ideally evidence that should be good enough to be accepted at a court of law, because in a way you are alleging a crime (whether it really is or not, the situation is analogous enough to reasonably warrant a similar standard.)?
I watch this every day before starting my day
Wow❤️❤️❤️ 1:15 is is the best part the most beautiful and true words ever that I have heard of in my life👍🏻👍🏻
Swarnali Biswas I'm glad u did
We are not big. We are but a small part of a spec suspended in a light beam. Science isnt an amazing thing where we all learn that people are amazing.. no its a cold realizations that we are nothing and will eventually die leaving no trace of our exhistance when the universe ends.
Chapzer omg
Chapzer maybe not because something or the other will goon happening. U never know! So don’t give up your hopes.
Chapzer science is a bunch of unproved statements.. you never know if the universe will end.. you never know if another one after ours will come from us. You can’t know, it comforts me knowing that if our universe came from a couple specs than why can another? It comforts me to think that after me there will always be something.
What most of us have sought after with a sharp desperation, clinging to a deep hope, often turning to religion for and most often coming up short, Carl Sagan and Neil Degrasse Tyson have found without ever having to turn to religion. These two men are the greatest spirits among us in so many ways. My hat is off...
Deep in the sea
all molecules repeat
the patterns of one another
till complex new ones are formed.
They make others like themselves
and a new dance starts.
Growing in size and complexity
living things
masses of atoms
DNA, protein
dancing a pattern ever more intricate.
Out of the cradle
onto dry land
here it is
standing:
atoms with consciousness;
matter with curiosity.
Stands at the sea,
wonders at wondering: I
a universe of atoms
an atom in the universe.
-Richard Phillips Feynman (1918-1988)
+David Sebastian All life described in one beautiful poem
I love the pause and the inhale and exhale before he even speaks... It's just so beautiful, Neil DeGrasse Tyson will forever be a inspiration to me.
there is a poem in arabic , in one of its verses it says:
و تحسب انك جرمٌ صغير و فيك انطوى العالم الأكبر.
roughly translated: and you think that you are a small mass , and in you the whole world is combined.
What's the name of that poem? It sounds beautiful!
all religions are man made
M S P ! but it is not about a religion it is a Arabic poem.
Amaan Shaikh it may be in Arabic, but don't lie it clearly derives from religious belief.
And who cares about what you say? It's completely irrelevant.
Holy fuck... I need a moment. I've seen this so many times and it brings tears to my eyes, every single time.
I think he should have said "A tomato is not actually a vegetable."
What's a cucumber
Simon Cowell its basically what water would look like if it were a vegetable
not a vegetable it has seeds
Another profound fact about the universe
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I’ve watched this so many times over the years. Got me crying this time. What a beautiful gift life is
2:34 where the rocket is taking off into the sky gets me. It just shows how curious we humans are to explore and find out about our surroundings, no matter what measures we need to take.
This is the best video I'v ever seen.
We are the universe. When you die, you might be gone, but not you... the stuff that makes up you will forever exist in different forms. You will always be here.
Now that is more beautiful than anything I can think of.
What's more beautiful that the stuff that makes you up, after a thousand, million, or maybe billion years after you die, could potentially form another living being. So, according to science, reincarnation exists.
Badass Titan Wow, I never thought of it like that, I guess there is some form of reincarnation here, but most people are buried in coffins were their atoms are trapped for a very long time.
Badass Titan Yep
Harry Chernak But when you think of it in the scale of the universe nothing is really "trapped" for a long time. If time runs indefinitely then everything will happen an uncountable amount of times before the "end". It's interesting to think about
this video hited my so hard when I was 22, now I'm 33 and sometimes I forget this perspective of life... now I'm back to watch this everyday I can remember it and keep taking that powerful words
Me too. It got me inspired to better my life actually.
Neil and a few select others keep inspiring me. I love the way he puts this astounding fact !!
If everyone understood a level of what Neil is talking about here, the world would be at peace. The illusion of separation is what's destroying us...everyone must realize that we are all ONE WITH THE UNIVERSE AND EACH OTHER!
Neil for president
indeed
It would be a waste of his talents
+Dave Bowman still better than Trump
+Tyler Smart I'm not excited about his existence either
Mainly criminals want that job. Not Neil.
"My atoms came from those stars."
That sentence alone does it for me.
It saddens me that so many people are arguing about beliefs in the comments, please just think about the video and learn to accept the connection of humanity. Everyone should be able to have there own Ideas about our existence, being destructive and imposing on others really doesn't show that you even understand your belief, If you really toke some time to yourself you would understand and you would be able to accept the fact that we are really on this earth as one species, we should respect that and respect each other.
"Everyone should be able to have there own Ideas about our existence"
Except that some of these ideas force certain actions onto people (not getting vaccinations for instance, or praying to get healed instead of seeing a doctor, or ISIS). These are real and negative consequences comming from some forms of religion (or ways of thinking).
That was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen
If this isn't shown in every single Earth Space Science classroom, I don't know what they're showing kids now. This is incredible. This is something you show on the very last day. The ultimate treat after all the Bill Nye videos.
Can we just take a second and appreciate the first 12 seconds or so of this video? When Neil says "The most astounding fact..." and the interviewer repeats those words, probably thinking he has rattled Neil a little bit with that question, only to quickly realize Neil was just pausing for dramatic effect, when he unloads this beautiful chunk of wisdom. Chills are inevitable throughout but that 11 second mark might actually be the peak!
I think everyone should stop arguing and go outside to stare up at the sky and just feel the words that Mr. Tyson said.
I think that if everyone in the world did that this day and seriously considered what he said then the earth would be a new world
I'd live to do that but you cant see the real sky whne you're in the heart of city, thats why I sometimes take my car, drive into middle of nowhere and just sit on the hood and watch stars.
Ohh, how happy i am that we are here,that we are alive, that we have the opportunity to share this beauty and this world. We are here together and we are united. What a wonderfull thought to bring everything we need to know about life in one simple fact....we are Stardust! i am proud and i love you all...
Excellent rhetorical skills. Pretty much everyone can pile up all of that raw information by education, but such presentation really needs a lot of experience and talent.
This is so beautiful, well done 👏🏼
This makes me sad because everyday we argue about politics, especially in America. It's always this or that, up or down, whatever, regardless of alignment. I wish one day we stop fighting each other and have more of a desire to gain knowledge of our existence in this beautiful universe, and why our conciousness entered this tiny yet bold planet.