Is having knowledge or being willing to think and learn valuable? Neil Degrasse Tyson addressed this topic in a speech to his peers. Neil Degrasse Tyson is widely known and respected for his intelligence. These factors bring credibility to his ideas of basic thinking and knowledge. In his speech, Tyson was trying to convey the message of allowing yourself to deepen your thinking without doubt. This means being unbothered by norms and letting yourself reach below the surface and think in ways that are unconventional. He advises us to think freely, rather than confining ourselves to right and wrong answers. As a society we have decided that there are only clear cut right answers and everything that isn't correct is totally wrong. Tyson is encouraging