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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 16 Oct 2014

    The objective truths of the world are controversial only to people who are both under-informed and who like to argue.

    11:36 AM - 16 Oct 2014
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      2. Deepak Chopra‏Verified account @DeepakChopra 16 Oct 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Until we have a science that explains experience & consciousness , any claims re "objective" truth are premature @neiltyson

        13 replies 26 retweets 44 likes
      3. Robert Craig‏ @RC5251 16 Oct 2014
        Replying to @DeepakChopra

        @DeepakChopra @neiltyson . Neuroscience Is Helping With This. The Advances Are Amazing. God Has Nothing To Do With This. Cheers

        4 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. Deepak Chopra‏Verified account @DeepakChopra 16 Oct 2014
        Replying to @RC5251

        Neuroscience reveals neural correlates of consciousness , does not explain how experience occurs. @RC5251 @neiltyson

        5 replies 19 retweets 34 likes
      5. Deepak Chopra‏Verified account @DeepakChopra 16 Oct 2014
        Replying to @DeepakChopra

        Something unknown is doing we don't know what -Sir Arthur Eddington @RC5251 @neiltyson

        4 replies 10 retweets 20 likes
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      2. Deepak Chopra‏Verified account @DeepakChopra 16 Oct 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Its time for some scientists to embrace epistemic humility @neiltyson

        10 replies 16 retweets 20 likes
      3. Benjamin Arsenault‏ @metsuvaru 16 Oct 2014
        Replying to @DeepakChopra

        @DeepakChopra @neiltyson The first problem arises in defining "objective truth" objectively.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Deepak Chopra‏Verified account @DeepakChopra 16 Oct 2014
        Replying to @metsuvaru

        A mind independent reality is impossible to prove.Science cannot explain mind through physical laws @metsuvaru @neiltyson

        9 replies 27 retweets 36 likes
      5. Deepak Chopra‏Verified account @DeepakChopra 16 Oct 2014
        Replying to @DeepakChopra

        Physical laws cannot explain mind but mind can explain physical laws @metsuvaru @neiltyson

        8 replies 37 retweets 41 likes
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      2. Deepak Chopra‏Verified account @DeepakChopra 16 Oct 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        "Objective" truths of the world are a species specific mode of observation using a human nervous system- not fundamental reality @neiltyson

        20 replies 29 retweets 55 likes
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      2. Deepak Chopra‏Verified account @DeepakChopra 16 Oct 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Science is a methodology for controlling & organizing human experience not for knowing "truth" @neiltyson

        18 replies 45 retweets 58 likes
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      1. Brad Heintz‏ @bradheintz 16 Oct 2014
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        @neiltyson ...or to people who prefer emotional satisfaction to objective truth.

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      1. Ryan Whyte‏ @rfwhyte 16 Oct 2014
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        @neiltyson Or those who have a vested interest in a worldview predicated on ideas other than those informed by the truth.

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      1. winston smith‏ @beneaped 13 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson @ShamusBrown1 Determined deniers of demonstrable truth aren't necessarily under-informed.

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      1. kurt #resist lockwood 🌊‏ @MrKurtLockwood 16 Oct 2014
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        "There are more things in Heaven and Earth @neiltyson than are dreamt of in your philosophy." #Shakespeare

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      1. sɔᴉsʎɥdpɐq ꤶ  🦘‏⁧ 🦘‏‏ @BadPhysics 16 Oct 2014
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        @neiltyson Or need funding.

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      2. Sarah Labance PhD‏ @sarahelabance 16 Oct 2014
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        RT @neiltyson: The objective truths of the world are controversial only to people who are both under-informed and who like to argue.

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