Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Scientology Is No Different Than Judaism, Christianity

Neil deGrasse Tyson is defending Scientology. The famed astrophysicist and host of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey told The Daily Beast, "So, you have people who are certain that a man in a robe transforms a cracker into the literal body of Jesus saying that what goes on in Scientology is crazy?" Tyson was asked about Scientology in connection to the new HBO documentary Going Clear. Tyson said he hadn't yet seen the film, but still opened up about his feelings on the religion. Tyson said he hadn't yet seen the film, but still opened up about his feelings on the religion. Tyson continued, "I don’t care what the tenets are of Scientology. They don’t distract me. I don’t judge them, and I don’t criticize them."