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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 17 Apr 2013

    There's no crime in being ignorant. Problems arise when people who don't know they're ignorant rise to power.

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      2. Larry Garfield‏ @Crell 17 Apr 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Ignorance is curable. Stupidity is not.

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      2. Anthony Citrano‏Verified account @acitrano 17 Apr 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson reminded of great Twain quote: "It is not that he is ignorant, it is that so much of what he knows is not true." @SethMacFarlane

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      2. Conspiracy Forecast‏ @ConspiracyFcast 17 Apr 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Ignorance is relative. As is power. That's not to say the people running this planet aren't in either of those positions.

        1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
      3. PsychonauticExpress‏ @PNauticExpress 17 Apr 2013
        Replying to @ConspiracyFcast

        @Sawyer666 @neiltyson What the fuck do you mean running (humorously, not aggressively) because it looks like its not being RUN, but puttered

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      4. Conspiracy Forecast‏ @ConspiracyFcast 17 Apr 2013
        Replying to @PNauticExpress

        @PNauticExpress @neiltyson Completely agree. But puttered is a very shitty form of "running" something, I believe. We can do much better.

        3 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      5. PsychonauticExpress‏ @PNauticExpress 17 Apr 2013
        Replying to @ConspiracyFcast

        @Sawyer666 @neiltyson I believe refinement of language to most closely represent the reality of the situation to be a form of honesty! ;)

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      6. Conspiracy Forecast‏ @ConspiracyFcast 17 Apr 2013
        Replying to @PNauticExpress

        @PNauticExpress @neiltyson The ONLY form of honesty!

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      1. ƓᏋℳ Ꮙσȶɛ ɮℓųɛ™ 🔮‏ @Lady_Star_Gem Apr 19
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Evergreen tweet!

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      2. Josh Liskiewitz‏ @PFF_Josh 17 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson or when people that know how to and have a willingness to exploit the ignorant rise to power...

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      1. Knol Tate‏ @KnolTate 30 Apr 2013
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        “@neiltyson: There's no crime in being ignorant. Problems arise when people who don't know they're ignorant rise to power.” My man knows

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      1. Stephen Miller‏Verified account @redsteeze 17 Apr 2013
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        #Forward RT @neiltyson: There's no crime in being ignorant. Problems arise when people who don't know they're ignorant rise to power.

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      1. UCCS‏Verified account @UCCS 17 Apr 2013
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        #UCCS #NDT RT @neiltyson: There's no crime in being ignorant. Problems arise when people who don't know they're ignorant rise to power.

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      2. Jorge Limon‏ @Baalshin 17 Apr 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson If most people are ignorant and popular suffrage picks our leaders then what kind of leaders does democracy produce?

        3 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Andrew Brokos‏ @thinkingpoker 17 Apr 2013
        Replying to @Baalshin

        @Baalshin @neiltyson Slightly less murderous demogogues than would otherwise come to power.

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      4. Jorge Limon‏ @Baalshin 17 Apr 2013
        Replying to @thinkingpoker

        @thinkingpoker @neiltyson in general men are not fit to rule, and those few who are, have no interest in ruling over others.

        2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      5. Andrew Brokos‏ @thinkingpoker 17 Apr 2013
        Replying to @Baalshin

        @Baalshin @neiltyson Also it's frequently claimed they go to war less often, though I think that's a hotly debated point.

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      2. Monica Valentinelli Has Witches on the Brain  ☕️ 🦉‏ @booksofm 17 Apr 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson And when people who aren't support those who are because they're afraid.

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