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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 28 Jun 2013

    If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it's not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true.

    4:10 PM - 28 Jun 2013
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    • Simone Soltoggio Daniel Williams Franjo Ivanković 🔬🏳️‍🌈 warren stone 2 Yasoda Abdelrheem Mohnna Justyna C. Felton 𝓱𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓻𝓲𝓴 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓮𝓴𝓪𝓶𝓹
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      2. God  🌈‏ @TheGoodGodAbove 28 Jun 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO

        13 replies 31 retweets 60 likes
      3. David Randolph‏ @drandolph 28 Jun 2013
        Replying to @TheGoodGodAbove

        @TheGoodGodAbove you better listen to @neiltyson he destroyed Pluto and he can destroy you too.

        3 replies 11 retweets 35 likes
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      2. Lieven Scheire‏Verified account @lievenscheire 28 Jun 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool." R.Feynman

        1 reply 4 retweets 2 likes
      3. Allan Gildea‏ @AllanGildea 29 Jun 2013
        Replying to @lievenscheire

        @lievenscheire @rhybeckah @neiltyson Wonderful!

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      4. rhybeckah‏ @rhybeckah 29 Jun 2013
        Replying to @AllanGildea

        :) WOW!! I'm in same mention as @neiltyson!! #YAY!! #WIN!! #MadeMyDay!! lol. “@AllanGildea: @lievenscheire @rhybeckah @neiltyson Wonderful!”

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. Suz: VoteBlue Nov 6th!!‏ @SuzBrockmann 6 Jul 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “@neiltyson: If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it's not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true.” RT of the year

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      2. thehardme‏ @thehardmenpath 28 Jun 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson At the end of the day, people believe what they prefer to believe. -Julius Caesar

        2 replies 3 retweets 4 likes
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      1. James Michael Sama‏Verified account @JamesMSama 28 Jun 2013
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        Awesome. RT @neiltyson: If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it's not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true.

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      1. Karen López “𝘒𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘺”‏ @datachick 28 Jun 2013
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        “@neiltyson: If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it's not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true.”

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      1. crystalsinger‏ @crystalsinger 28 Jun 2013
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        #truth RT @neiltyson: If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it's not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true.

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      2. Pilib De Brún (Phil Brown)‏ @Malachians 28 Jun 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson So me saying i'm handsome, what category does that fall in to?

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      3. TheReal‏ @jefecaminador 28 Jun 2013
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        @Malachians @neiltyson the latter

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      4. Pilib De Brún (Phil Brown)‏ @Malachians 28 Jun 2013
        Replying to @jefecaminador

        @jefecaminador @neiltyson haaa too true

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Tweets of an Atheist‏ @Poly_atheist 28 Jun 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “@neiltyson: If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it's not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true.” THIS

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      3. Non-profit Prophet‏ @bibleasshole 28 Jun 2013
        Replying to @Poly_atheist

        @Poly_atheist Can @neiltyson be any more awesome? He helped Pluto come out as not a planet now he's helping fake facts come out as opinions!

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Dennis Wingo‏ @wingod 28 Jun 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Not too many people know the difference anymore Neil... To too many people asserting an opinion is their version of the truth..

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      2. Steven Smith‏ @UFOGnostic 28 Jun 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @dankoni Great advice. You should try it sometime.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. dankoni ॐ nॐ nॐ‏ @dankoni 28 Jun 2013
        Replying to @UFOGnostic

        @UFOGnostic @neiltyson #BOOM =P

        0 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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