Neil Degrasse TysonYou know that passage in the Bible that says, “And the meek shall inherit the Earth”? Always wondered if that was mistranslated. Perhaps it actually says, “And the geek shall inherit the Earth.
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There is a passage in the Bible that says, "And the meek shall inherit the Earth" (Matthew 5:5) It is true that it is possible to be too meek for this world. It is also true that, on the other hand, you can be too aggressive and too proud of your accomplishments. There are people who are neither "meek" nor "aggressive". They are simply indifferent. The passage has been mistranslated; it should say, "And the geeks shall inherit the Earth."
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