My Response to Terrence Howard

Did you watch Terrence's JRE appearance?

I’m high af but these diss tracks are going crazy this year

Ironically, the most viewed peer review in history

Terrence Howard is the guy who proclaims that he has found a new species of snake without realizing he is holding the trunk of an elephant.

Wow. This is probably the kindest and most respectful take on Terrance's theory I've ever seen. Honestly I have more respect for Neil now too just seeing how capable he is of both acknowledging the effort Terrance put into this, while also being honest and truthful about how his ideas don't square up to already established and proven science.

If Terrence hadn't brought it up, no one would know. Neil corrected him in private

My teacher once taught me, "whenever you have an idea that you think is brilliant idea, don't try to prove it right but try to prove it wrong."

While watching the JRE episode I kept thinking to myself, I know nothing about what he is talking about, and that’s ok. The simplest calculation I could make was “Terrance isn’t claiming he is smarter than anyone of the modern age, he is however saying he is smarter than hundreds of years of geniuses who theorized and discovered things that would be the bedrock of what we now know in mathematics, physics, astronomy etc…” and came to the conclusion that that was insane.

This was so respectful. Not a lot of people would take the time out of their day to read a baseless thesis from an actor. You sir are a gentleman 🙌🏾

Terrence Howard was looking for Affirmation but instead received a Peer Review.

Celebrity: "Read my thesis". Scientist: "Nice pictures bro".

I would have been honored that Neil De Grasse peer reviewed my paper

Ive never seen someone politely call someone "dumb" for that long (17 minutes) without sounding condescending 😅

“To be a genius is to be misunderstood, but to be misunderstood is not to be a genius” is so eloquent and so brutal it made my eyes water

These rap beefs have ascended to galactic levels.

When i was 17 I once tried to hypophosise that there were different types of, and strengths to gravity, and it's not all one uniform force adjusted to mass: but i got lost in my own idea and bogged down in it. My science tutor was very supportive and praised me on what i was trying even though it was wrong. I even got a grade for the way i applied myself to it. Being wrong is the only way you eventually get things being right; and being able to absorb critique and advice from people with far more insight is crucial.

I dont always agree with deGrasse Tyson's ideas, theories and opinions, but this was concise, to the point and most of all, respectful towards Howard and his flawed views. An enjoyable watch, thanks for your time.

I think Neil had a rather polite way of telling someone "You are completely wrong and have no real knowledge about anything you talk about, but you draw nice pictures".

The fact that Neil deGrasse Tyson even gave those 36 pages the time of day says a lot about him. Respect.

Howard's proposition that 1*1=2 is enough for me to ignore every following word out of his mouth.