Quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson

I am convinced that the act of thinking logically cannot possibly be natural to the human mind. If it were, then mathematics would be everybody's easiest course at school and our species would not have taken several millennia to figure out the scientific method.

I am convinced that the act of thinking logically cannot pos

Summary

This quote suggests that logical thinking is not innate to the human mind. If it were, then subjects like mathematics would come naturally to everyone, and it wouldn't have taken humanity so long to develop the scientific method. The speaker points out the struggles individuals face in understanding and applying logic, implying that it is not an instinctual way of thinking. This quote questions the natural inclination of the human mind towards logical reasoning and emphasizes the complexity and learned nature of logical thinking.

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Science Logic Logical Thinking

By Neil deGrasse Tyson

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