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==Views==
Tyson has argued that [[intelligent design]], which credits complex, yet-to-be-understood phenomena in nature to a higher intelligence, thwarts the advance of scientific knowledge.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YotBtibsuh0 YouTube - Neil deGrasse Tyson on "Intelligent Design" at "Beyond Belief", Youtube]</ref><ref>[http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/read/2005/11/01/the-perimeter-of-ignorance Neil deGrasse Tyson : "The Perimeter of Ignorance"]</ref><ref name="HolyWars">[http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/read/1999/10/01/holy-wars Holy Wars] from [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]</ref> In an interview on podcast "Point of Inquiry", Tyson defines himself as an [[agnostic]]<ref>
Tyson lived next to the [[World Trade Center]] and was an eyewitness to the [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001 attacks]]. He wrote a widely circulated letter on what he saw.<ref>[http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/read/2001/09/11/the-horror-the-horror "The Horror, The Horror"] from Tyson's website</ref> On June 6, 2008, after the conclusion of the [[Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008|Democratic presidential primaries]], Tyson wrote an op-ed in ''[[The New York Times]]'' in which he presented a statistical analysis of recent polling data. From this analysis, Tyson concluded that in a hypothetical election held on the day of publication of his article, [[Barack Obama]] would lose to [[John McCain]], whereas [[Hillary Clinton]] would beat McCain.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/opinion/06tyson.html|title=Vote by Numbers|work=The New York Times|author=Neil deGrasse Tyson|date=2008-06-06|accessdate=2009-06-07}}</ref>
Tyson has collaborated with evolutionary biologist [[Richard Dawkins]] and presented talks with him on religion and science.<ref>[http://richarddawkins.net/events#event_3ef651d96580d1fc9c00e2ddb9d70139 Richard Dawkins website]</ref> When asked if he personally believed in a higher power, Tyson responded: "Every account of a higher power that I've seen described, of all religions that I've seen include many statements with regard to the benevolence of that power. When I look at the universe and all the ways the universe wants to kill us, I find it hard to reconcile that with statements of beneficence."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZhOm6N4-I0&feature=channel YouTube video]</ref>
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==Media appearances==
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