Destroying the Poetry of the Rainbow? | StarTalk

he thought that Newton was destroying

he thought that Newton was destroying the poetry of the rainbow by explaining

the poetry of the rainbow by explaining

the poetry of the rainbow by explaining this better or completely destroying the

this better or completely destroying the

this better or completely destroying the mystery of it displaying the mystery of

mystery of it displaying the mystery of

mystery of it displaying the mystery of it and the message of my book is that

it and the message of my book is that

it and the message of my book is that you don’t by destroying the mystery you

you don’t by destroying the mystery you

you don’t by destroying the mystery you increase the poetry you don’t you don’t

increase the poetry you don’t you don’t

increase the poetry you don’t you don’t decrease and I try to go there in all of

decrease and I try to go there in all of

decrease and I try to go there in all of my work whether or not I succeed that’s

my work whether or not I succeed that’s

my work whether or not I succeed that’s my intent I think there’s no more

my intent I think there’s no more

my intent I think there’s no more reproduced image when people want you to

reproduced image when people want you to

reproduced image when people want you to think of God than a sunset with beams of

think of God than a sunset with beams of

think of God than a sunset with beams of light coming out but I also know that

light coming out but I also know that

light coming out but I also know that the surface of the Sun is 6000 degrees

the surface of the Sun is 6000 degrees

the surface of the Sun is 6000 degrees and there’s Rayleigh scattering in the

and there’s Rayleigh scattering in the

and there’s Rayleigh scattering in the atmosphere you have water droplets

atmosphere you have water droplets

atmosphere you have water droplets condensing to make clouds and exhaust so

condensing to make clouds and exhaust so

condensing to make clouds and exhaust so where do you differ from this maybe I go

where do you differ from this maybe I go

where do you differ from this maybe I go a little bit further in the direction of

a little bit further in the direction of

a little bit further in the direction of good-natured ridicule of absurd ideas

good-natured ridicule of absurd ideas

good-natured ridicule of absurd ideas like astrology

like astrology

like astrology you’re saying it’s good-natured but

you’re saying it’s good-natured but

you’re saying it’s good-natured but clearly the people who are who are the

clearly the people who are who are the

clearly the people who are who are the on the other side of your wit and

on the other side of your wit and

on the other side of your wit and intelligence would are they saying

intelligence would are they saying

intelligence would are they saying you’re being good-natured possibly not I

you’re being good-natured possibly not I

you’re being good-natured possibly not I don’t I don’t really care about that no

don’t I don’t really care about that no

don’t I don’t really care about that no I mean I feel stupid next to you now I

I mean I feel stupid next to you now I

I mean I feel stupid next to you now I and I know all this stuff it’s come on I

and I know all this stuff it’s come on I

and I know all this stuff it’s come on I I haven’t I – not just the astrologer

I haven’t I – not just the astrologer

I haven’t I – not just the astrologer that I’m talking to but the for example

that I’m talking to but the for example

that I’m talking to but the for example the radio audience whatever it is that

the radio audience whatever it is that

the radio audience whatever it is that that are that are listening in if you

that are that are listening in if you

that are that are listening in if you call somebody an idiot you’re not gonna

call somebody an idiot you’re not gonna

call somebody an idiot you’re not gonna change his mind but you may change the

change his mind but you may change the

change his mind but you may change the minds of a thousand people listening in

minds of a thousand people listening in

minds of a thousand people listening in yeah so let me ask you something but

yeah so let me ask you something but

yeah so let me ask you something but just flat-out

just flat-out

just flat-out sure slide out I don’t have a problem if

sure slide out I don’t have a problem if

sure slide out I don’t have a problem if people feel spiritually when they

people feel spiritually when they

people feel spiritually when they contemplate the cosmos and I may even

contemplate the cosmos and I may even

contemplate the cosmos and I may even feel some of that as well I’m really

feel some of that as well I’m really

feel some of that as well I’m really talking about as religion manifests in

talking about as religion manifests in

talking about as religion manifests in the world it’s a whole other portfolio

the world it’s a whole other portfolio

the world it’s a whole other portfolio of things you’re supposed to do the

of things you’re supposed to do the

of things you’re supposed to do the rituals that derive from it the rules

rituals that derive from it the rules

rituals that derive from it the rules that come down from revealed texts

that come down from revealed texts

that come down from revealed texts that’s a whole other conversation than

that’s a whole other conversation than

that’s a whole other conversation than telling me that I’m experiencing an open

telling me that I’m experiencing an open

telling me that I’m experiencing an open door to God when I’m on a mountaintop I

door to God when I’m on a mountaintop I

door to God when I’m on a mountaintop I think those are two different things I

think those are two different things I

think those are two different things I think God and the ocean I believe you

think God and the ocean I believe you

think God and the ocean I believe you yeah you see those as two different

yeah you see those as two different

yeah you see those as two different things but most people who are vocal

things but most people who are vocal

things but most people who are vocal active and politically motivated do not

active and politically motivated do not

active and politically motivated do not but why should that keep you from God I

but why should that keep you from God I

but why should that keep you from God I mean if if you have an experience of God

mean if if you have an experience of God

mean if if you have an experience of God why should all the other stuff that

why should all the other stuff that

why should all the other stuff that distracts you keep you from that I mean

distracts you keep you from that I mean

distracts you keep you from that I mean we’re like saying you know I ran into a

we’re like saying you know I ran into a

we’re like saying you know I ran into a I took a terrible course and in science

I took a terrible course and in science

I took a terrible course and in science once and all the teachers were terrible

once and all the teachers were terrible

once and all the teachers were terrible well does that mean you don’t believe in

well does that mean you don’t believe in

well does that mean you don’t believe in science anymore no it means you don’t

science anymore no it means you don’t

science anymore no it means you don’t believe or you haven’t had a good

believe or you haven’t had a good

believe or you haven’t had a good experience of the other things of the

experience of the other things of the

experience of the other things of the human element of it so I might ask is

human element of it so I might ask is

human element of it so I might ask is which God are you is it Zeus that I’m

which God are you is it Zeus that I’m

which God are you is it Zeus that I’m coming closer to because I am on the

coming closer to because I am on the

coming closer to because I am on the mountaintop where Zeus live mama did

mountaintop where Zeus live mama did

mountaintop where Zeus live mama did come out of his head so so maybe there’s

come out of his head so so maybe there’s

come out of his head so so maybe there’s a particular God that you would rather

a particular God that you would rather

a particular God that you would rather it be than other gods that have come

it be than other gods that have come

it be than other gods that have come before people of the past but I also

before people of the past but I also

before people of the past but I also know that throughout most of the history

know that throughout most of the history

know that throughout most of the history of science some of the greatest

of science some of the greatest

of science some of the greatest scientists have ever lived have been

scientists have ever lived have been

scientists have ever lived have been deeply religious themselves