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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 28 Sep 2014

    There are surely problems in the universe so advanced that our human brain cannot see them as problems in need of solution.

    10:19 AM - 28 Sep 2014
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      1. Ashton Eaton‏Verified account @AshtonJEaton 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson there are surely solutions in the universe so advanced that our human brain cannot see them as solutions that solve problems.

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      1. Chris Scott‏ @iamchrisscott 29 Sep 2014
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        .@neiltyson Speaking of problems, try not to spoil Interstellar when it comes out, like you did with Gravity. See if you can handle that.

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      1. fricking idiot‏ @GradySteiner17 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson @bear_at_play *hits blunt

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      2. マクロス instain mother‏ @instain_mother 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson problems are an abstract concept, they dont exist unless someone can perceive them.

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      1. Troll Cat‏ @2p2TrollCat 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Like the Kardashians?

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      2. archived‏ @misandrypunk 28 Sep 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson capitalism

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      3. The Handsomest Grant‏ @asd_riptide 28 Sep 2014
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        .@WhistGoddess lmao ilu

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      1. cardoso‏Verified account @Cardoso 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson It's hard to know what we don't know.

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      1. Angel Osario‏ @AngelDelPalo 28 Sep 2014
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        MINDFUCK @neiltyson

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      1. nick fyvie‏ @nicholas5e 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson you mean like the @buffalobills game plan?

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      1. conner mccabe‏ @Condhi 28 Sep 2014
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        “@neiltyson: There are surely problems in the universe so advanced that our human brain cannot see them as problems in need of solution.”

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      1. Sean Ahern‏ @seanahern 28 Sep 2014
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        .@neiltyson fluid vertical alignment in CSS?

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      2. Andy Hodgetts‏ @CaptainBinky 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Such as why sandwich toasters have so many little impossible to reach crevasses for accumulating melted cheese.

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      3. Andy Hodgetts‏ @CaptainBinky 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson I am not human. Bringing this to your attention is my gift to humanity.

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      2. αΩ ❄️HμmαηιsτΕngιnεεr‏ @AtheistEngineer 28 Sep 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson yet that's no reason to presume there's an unknowable intelligence behind those difficult problems.

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      3. Hytherdel‏ @epmessi9800 28 Sep 2014
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        @AtheistEngineer @neiltyson hell yea man!

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      1. Evan Currie‏ @Tenhawk 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson pretty sure climate change qualifies as that for some people. :P

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      1. Glenn Fiedler‏ @gafferongames 28 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson The vertical cracks in bathroom stalls in the United States.

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