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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 26 Oct 2013

    The Cosmos -- 13.8 Billion years in the making...

    5:44 PM - 26 Oct 2013
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      2. GeekFurious: author of a novel no one will read‏ @GeekFurious 26 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Yeah but only if you believe in science. Reality. Logic. Intellect. Facts.

        3 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. Nefarious Bean Dip of Questionable Origin‏ @DrThemoWorm 26 Oct 2013
        Replying to @GeekFurious

        @GeekFurious @neiltyson It's true whether you choose to believe it or not.

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      4. GeekFurious: author of a novel no one will read‏ @GeekFurious 26 Oct 2013
        Replying to @DrThemoWorm

        @DrThemoWorm @neiltyson They'd say "God is the only truth". There's no winning an argument with insanity.

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      6. GeekFurious: author of a novel no one will read‏ @GeekFurious 26 Oct 2013
        Replying to @ConyoPilosopo

        @ConyoPilosopo @DrThemoWorm @neiltyson God is definitely incompatible with reason. Reason is an answer. God is a belief.

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Larry Garfield‏ @Crell 26 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson 13.8 billion years to get here, and we spend our days producing cat GIFs. Hardly seems worth it.

        2 replies 3 retweets 9 likes
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      1. Anton‏ @Anton_olsson12 27 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson Have you seen the movie ''Astronaut: The Last Push?'' If so, ignoring the points that cannot happen, what did you think of it?

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      1. Terry Heiser‏ @girthymac 26 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson You were fantastic on the Opie and Anthony show this week! Look forward to hearing you on there more.

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      1. Barbara Resists  🐧 (she/her)‏ @penguintrax 26 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson hoping to hear you talk about it on 11/5 @ FSU

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      1. Austin South‏ @Austin__South 26 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson 6,000*

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      1. Howard G. Goldberg‏ @howardggoldberg 26 Oct 2013
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        I think it was 13.747652 years. @neiltyson

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      1. Pink Program‏ @PinkProgram1 26 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson all that time and effort just to make it possible for me to exist ;3

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      1. Rich Del Giorno‏ @RichDelGiorno 26 Oct 2013
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        Uh WRONG. Haven't you ever read the bible? Jeez..thought you were smart..lol “@neiltyson: The Cosmos -- 13.8 Billion years in the making...”

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      1. Joe the unaverage‏ @J_D333 22 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson ...and we end up with cat hairs in the jello.

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      1. Halseystein’s Monster  🧟‍♀️‏ @DecepticonCobra 3 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson I will never learn all that exists in our own tiny galaxy, let alone the rest of the universe. And I so desperately want to know.

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      1. Bru Muller‏ @FutureofTokyo 3 Nov 2013
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        @neiltyson Yay! Good job on Bill Maher, btw.

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