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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 25 Jul 2012

    Much of life can make you sad, so I'll miss TomDavis 1952-2012, a founding SNL writer who made me laugh.

    7:55 AM - 25 Jul 2012
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      1. Sarah Fimm‏ @sarahfimm 1 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson Before he passed, he signed a copy of his book for my father. "Live free. I'll die. Where the hell are you? Love Tom."

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      1. Sarah Fimm‏ @sarahfimm 1 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson I am so happy I got a chance to see him dance, laugh and spend just a little time with him for the last few years.

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      1. Bob Castleton Wormus‏ @BobCastletonWor 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson of 'fabricating' its own intuitive-based reality; and incapable of counter-intuitive arguments.

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      1. Bob Castleton Wormus‏ @BobCastletonWor 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Analogous to the maternal instinct, the human mind, then, protects it’s ‘illusion’ of reality by deploying an armory,

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      1. Bob Castleton Wormus‏ @BobCastletonWor 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson the Human Psyche's insurmountably powerful defense mechanisms; first, and most formidable, denial and then, as necessary,

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      1. Bob Castleton Wormus‏ @BobCastletonWor 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson ,rationalization, repression, regression, and dissociation, affectively closing off Man’s mind to the external input of alternate

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      1. Bob Castleton Wormus‏ @BobCastletonWor 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson counter-intuitive realities, concepts, or change.

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      1. Erik‏ @AnalogErik 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson I’ve just discovered Star Talk. I’ve listened to the last two seasons in the last week. Love it! Can we get more Morgan Freeman?

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      1. Deborah Washington‏ @nugslilsis 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson oh yes! Great comedic mind!! And just 60!!! Wow

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      1. Max Goldstein‏ @maxgoldst 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Five years from now, he'll still be dead.

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      1. AJ‏ @everlastinglife 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson I would love to show you from the Bible, the answer to the most profound questions: why are we here? Why do we suffer? Future?

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      1. AJ‏ @everlastinglife 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson I know you're a smart guy... Our brain has potential for everlasting learning, yet trees live longer than we do... Why?

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      1. AJ‏ @everlastinglife 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Real Hope for Your Loved Ones Who Have Died http://bit.ly/dJGDji 

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      1. AJ‏ @everlastinglife 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Acts 24:15 "there is going to be a resurrection both of the righteous & the unrighteous."

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      1. Torbjörn Näslund‏ @thorburnose 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson I read that Tom Davis created The Continental (played by Christopher Walken) - one of SNL:s funniest characters.

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      1. Chris Joseph‏ @itwashimmusic 25 Jul 2012
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        This is how @neiltyson was developed in a lab. #PureCoolFusionpic.twitter.com/lDtbPQXY

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      1. Evan Adelsberg‏ @evanadelsberg 25 Jul 2012
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        Learning about the universe and where we come from makes me the happiest person alive. To be so fortunate to be alive. @neiltyson #space

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      1. Cat A. Waller‏ @that_cat_guy 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson thank you, sir.

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