To learn that it's easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself.
To learn that the universe is a knowable place.
To learn of our kinship with all other life on Earth.
To learn, among other satirical lessons, that most of the time humans are Yahoos.
To learn how the power of rational thought is the primary source of freedom in the world.
To learn that capitalism is an economy of greed, a force of nature unto itself.
To learn that the act of killing fellow humans can be raised to an art.
To learn that people not in power will do all they can to acquire it, and people in power will do all they can to keep it.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson was posed the question on reddit.com: "Which books should be read by every single intelligent person on planet?"
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