Is There a Deity in the Cosmos?

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I am completely comfortable with the idea that our intelligence is something miniscule compared to the intelligence of some other life form. When you walk by worms crawling out from the fresh rain on to the sidewalk, are you saint? Gm, i wonder what you're thinking. That's how much greater your intellect is to that of the worm. So now imagine some other life form where i'm just a drilling, blithering idiot, and they want to make us their pets. Well, if i'm ok with that, let's just follow that reasoning further. I ought to be ok with something that's so intelligent and so brilliant and so powerful that maybe it created earth for us,. And

In this thought-provoking conversation on life, the universe, and everything, Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world’s most important philosophical questions about the universe with wit, wisdom, and cutting-edge science. For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book offers a unique take on the mysteries and curiosities of the cosmos, building on rich material from his beloved StarTalk podcast, along with dozens of his most popular tweets on science. Shermer and Tyson discuss: the universe, multiverse, big bang, big rip, dark matter, dark energy, gravity, gravitational waves, origins of morality, hard problem of consciousness, consensus science, the unknown, Fermi’s paradox, extraterrestrials, and artificial intelligence.