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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 9 Dec 2012

    To contemplate the universe is, at times, a form of spiritual therapy.

    3:14 PM - 9 Dec 2012
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      2. Patrick‏ @pimlius 9 Dec 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Have you thought about why there is something (including even the possibility of a universe / physical laws) rather than nothing?

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      3. Jessie  🦋 🏳️‍🌈 🌹‏ @jessieredzin 9 Dec 2012
        Replying to @pimlius

        @pimlius @neiltyson Lawrence Krauss wrote book answering exactly that question (A univese from nothing).

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      4. Patrick‏ @pimlius 10 Dec 2012
        Replying to @jessieredzin

        @johnnyredzin Thanks - I will check it out. I recently read Jim Holt's "Why Does the World Exist?" - a pop summary of the various theories.

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      5. Jessie  🦋 🏳️‍🌈 🌹‏ @jessieredzin 10 Dec 2012
        Replying to @pimlius

        @pimlius Interesting, I'll check it out. "A universe from nothing" is a pop explanation of why the big bang could occur from "nothing".

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      1. nsborg‏ @_nsborg 9 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson do you ever wonder if our state of consciousness is merely an illusion to the true nature of our existence ?

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      1. James Reid‏ @_JamesReid_ 9 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Thank you. Often frustrated in conversation by assumption (by some) that atheist can't be spiritual (or ethical, or moral etc.)

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      1. Hello‏ @CAsouthsouth 9 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Agreed

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      1. KJ‏ @thekelliejane 9 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Amen. It's hard to worry about your own insignificant life pondering the depth & breadth of time & space.

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      2. Dr. Michel Rice‏ @DrMichelRice 17 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson @justcoachit my favorite time-out during meds school in Anguilla was going on the roof of my beach house and watching satellites

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      2. «Harvey Esquire»‏ @HarveyEsq 9 Dec 2012
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        .@neiltyson ""When you wish upon a star | Makes no difference who you are | Anything your heart desires | Will come to you" -Pinocchio

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      2. Johnny McDermott‏ @mcdermott 9 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson That always end with you realizing how inconsequential you really are.

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        @neiltyson Congrats on your 1000★ tweet! http://favstar.fm/t/277914038757892096 …

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      1. John S. Christen‏ @TheTock 11 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson This is probably my favorite tweet ever tweeted so far.

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      1. Priya Kale‏ @PriyaKale 28 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson always...

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      1. Star Dust‏ @aStrangeCharm 27 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson It gives me a "high" sensation that's so different. It's a strange comfort to a longing I cant express. Stardust Earth Home Vast

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      1. Hey Red‏ @thisisendlesss 12 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Rewatching Carl Sagan's Cosmos after many years... Definitely spiritual! I forgot how much so...

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