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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 12 Mar 2014

    @JohnPowersUS: You criticized “Gravity". But your Ship of the Imagination makes sound in space? // Emphasis on “Imagination"

    6:38 AM - 12 Mar 2014
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      2. Deepak Chopra‏Verified account @DeepakChopra 12 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        What is the source of imagination @neiltyson @JohnPowersUS #CosmicConsciousness

        16 replies 14 retweets 18 likes
      3. Albert Einstein‏Verified account @AlbertEinstein 12 Mar 2014
        Replying to @DeepakChopra

        @DeepakChopra @neiltyson @JohnPowersUS "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world"

        0 replies 4 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Gus Bici‏ @PPolish 13 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Can you settle a bet? I say garden faeries exist in the Multiverse, my mum says no. She is a gnome fan lol.

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      1. LORI COURTNEY MARIE  📚 🐻 🍀 ❄️ 🏆 🎉 🌎 🌹 🔥 ⭐️‏ @lcoco37 12 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @JohnPowersUS Did you make Lindsey's List??? I heard she's a fan of spacemen...

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      1. Celia ♡‏ @utceles 17 Mar 2014
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        @neiltyson @JohnPowersUS - My imagination demands a creator behind a creation // Science should be more open minded #Cosmos

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      2. John Powers‏ @JohnPowersUS 12 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Just starting to watch. It’s off to a beautiful start. #billionsandbillions

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      3. Nate Berkopec‏ @nateberkopec 12 Mar 2014
        Replying to @JohnPowersUS

        @JohnPowersUS maybe he'll follow your Instagram next :)

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      1. Lost in Lies‏ @LostInLies_Band 9 Apr 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @JohnPowersUS I would have complained if I couldn't have an imaginary sound with our imaginary ship. #NdGTMagicSchoolbus

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      1. Julia Pyke‏ @missjuliaaaaah 6 Apr 2014
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        “@neiltyson: @JohnPowersUS: You criticized “Gravity". But your Ship of the Imagination makes sound in space? // Emphasis on “Imagination"”

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      1. Michelle‏ @Mich305 16 Mar 2014
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        @neiltyson can you give your take on the movie 'Melancholia'?

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      2. Sitie F Ajmal‏ @sitieajmal 16 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @JohnPowersUS Exactly. Whereas Gravity was intended to depict a REALISTIC possible scenario. (Still enjoyed the thrill though)

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      3. John Powers‏ @JohnPowersUS 16 Mar 2014
        Replying to @sitieajmal

        @sitieajmal So @neiltyson' educational program, gets a free ride, & a Hollywood blockbuster gets nit picked. #InSpaceNoOneCanHearYouScream

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      4. Sitie F Ajmal‏ @sitieajmal 16 Mar 2014
        Replying to @JohnPowersUS

        @JohnPowersUS @neiltyson You're attacking an obviously fantasy element "ship of IMAGINATION".Not the actual facts in the documentary

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      5. John Powers‏ @JohnPowersUS 16 Mar 2014
        Replying to @sitieajmal

        @sitieajmal I'm actually not attacking anything.

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      6. Sitie F Ajmal‏ @sitieajmal 16 Mar 2014
        Replying to @JohnPowersUS

        @JohnPowersUS Right. Let's forget about the Ship remark then shall we. Move on now

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      2. Miranda Rayne‏ @MirandaRayne 14 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @JohnPowersUS why don't people get that?? I have to keep saying, "it's a ship of the IMAGINATION". Have some imagination, people.

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      3. John Powers‏ @JohnPowersUS 14 Mar 2014
        Replying to @MirandaRayne

        @MirandaRayne let's imagine the sun circling the earth, or that the earth is 6000 years old; imagination is awesome. @neiltyson

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      1.  🌊Laura Goodwin 🌊‏ @ToolPackinMama 14 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson What's the difference between a real spaceship & a let's-pretend ship of imagination made for entertainment purposes? #duh

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