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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 1 Feb 2013

    Human identity resides in our Brain, so the executioner's call "Off with your head!" should really be "Off with your body!"

    11:39 AM - 1 Feb 2013
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      2. sum  👏 one‏ @enargins 1 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Or he could just say "Disconnect the head from the body!" and avoid the controversy altogether....

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      1. Tom Corsillo‏ @tomcorsillo 1 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson So how would you feel about becoming a cyborg after your body expires?

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      1. Brandy Mac‏ @HammmmMannnn 1 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Yes, but it's the executee's head that pops off while the rest of the body stays put.

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      1. Crypt Kaye‏Verified account @thechriskaye 1 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson It hurts my body to think about that.

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      1. Daniel Ralston‏ @Kingpin450 1 Feb 2013
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        Everything @neiltyson says on Twitter is gold. #LoveIt

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      1. Oisin O'Neill  🇮🇪 🇺🇸‏ @oisinoneillmd 27 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson as a brain man, couldn't agree more.

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      1. Kay O2‏ @Observer2isback 11 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson I don't know... Try feeling like yourself if your body is totally changed. Even w/same body, big changes affect sense of ID.

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      1. (((Josh Juran)))‏ @joshuajuran 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Human identity ceases to exist after death; after that it's simple physics -- a head is smaller and usually higher at separation.

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      1. Violin 🎶 🎶 🎶‏ @LorindaswanRad 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Speaking from my experience, you cannot be happy without both. Stephen Hawking gladly trade half his brain for his body back.

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      1. Sebastian Peitsch‏ @SPeitsch 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson semantics. The smaller part is always „cut off“ no matter what function. That’s just language.

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      1. Robert Nicholas‏ @R0bertNicholas 2 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson They should have always said "Off with you body", because it was always the head they put on display. #trophy

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      1. Alexi Kostibas‏ @akostibas 2 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson I think this one is up for debate :)

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      1. Sentient Ape (James Wilbur)‏ @SentientApe 2 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Eh... 6 of one, half a dozen of the other lol

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      1. Jess Rambo‏ @Jess_Rambo 2 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Agree :)pic.twitter.com/Gc6yTydh

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      1. Kevin Schnur‏ @KeSchnur 2 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson my 8 yr old just said, " i love math and hate science", can u recommend a book that might make her see the wonders of science?

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      1. Ryan McAuliffe‏ @Snowboarddad4 2 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson this is why your my favorite Astro physicist.

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      1. David B.‏ @NWsalmonwatcher 2 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Do the victims of this get "severance" pay???

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      1. Jana‏ @jojans4 2 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Hmm..too bad Henry VIII didn't know this...

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