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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 24 Jan 2015

    I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people's politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.

    2:02 PM - 24 Jan 2015
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    974 replies 28,858 retweets 31,220 likes
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      2. jon gabriel‏Verified account @exjon 24 Jan 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        #Deepak RT @neiltyson I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.

        11 replies 16 retweets 12 likes
      3. Josh Schauer‏ @JoshSchauer1 24 Jan 2015
        Replying to @exjon

        @exjon @neiltyson Funny, I dream the same thing about science.

        3 replies 16 retweets 22 likes
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      2. Nieds Dead Horse‏ @NDH_j_m_f 24 Jan 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Yet, you're a lib. Do as I say not as I do?

        4 replies 5 retweets 9 likes
      3. Robert Corker‏ @CorkNazty 24 Jan 2015
        Replying to @NDH_j_m_f

        @mflynny you are blinded by your own politics; open your eyes. he's not a liberal, he's a scientist

        2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      4. BDJinCO‏ @DissidentBiker 24 Jan 2015
        Replying to @CorkNazty

        @CorkNazty @mflynny he's a scientist with all the usual liberal viewpoints, then

        4 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      5. Ed Hines‏ @edhined 24 Jan 2015
        Replying to @DissidentBiker

        @BDJonesInCO @mflynny @CorkNazty I know a few conservative scientists.

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. Nieds Dead Horse‏ @NDH_j_m_f 24 Jan 2015
        Replying to @edhined

        @edhined @BDJonesInCO @CorkNazty But the argument that BECAUSE one is a scientist they cannot be a Lib is just lunacy.

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      7. BDJinCO‏ @DissidentBiker 24 Jan 2015
        Replying to @NDH_j_m_f

        @mflynny @edhined @CorkNazty and then there's the argument that bc one is a scientist, one is Always Right

        3 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      8. Marcus Moore‏ @11thIndian 24 Jan 2015
        Replying to @DissidentBiker

        @BDJonesInCO @mflynny @edhined @CorkNazty Not at all. Being a scientist means the facts are right, whether they prove you right or wrong.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      9. ryuge‏ @0ryuge 25 Jan 2015
        Replying to @11thIndian

        @11thIndian @BDJonesInCO @mflynny @edhined @CorkNazty Unfortunately, scientists don't always adhere to this idealhttp://thefederalist.com/2014/10/02/neil-tysons-final-words-on-his-quote-fabrications-my-bad/ …

        3 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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      2. F1Bert86‏ @F1Bert86 24 Jan 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson scientists have a responsibility to speak up when politicians are talking shite

        5 replies 3 retweets 17 likes
      3. Trevor S. Valle‏Verified account @tattoosandbones 24 Jan 2015
        Replying to @F1Bert86

        @F1Bert86 Scientists have a responsibility to speak up. Period. @neiltyson

        4 replies 2 retweets 18 likes
      4. William Keane‏ @largebill68 25 Jan 2015
        Replying to @tattoosandbones

        @tattoosandbones Unsurprisingly when scientists speak up abt politics they just ask for more funding for their field of science. @neiltyson

        4 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. Trevor S. Valle‏Verified account @tattoosandbones 25 Jan 2015
        Replying to @largebill68

        @largebill68 I take it by a brief look over your profile and that statement that you're not really convinced about, say, climate change?

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      6. William Keane‏ @largebill68 25 Jan 2015
        Replying to @tattoosandbones

        @tattoosandbones No, of course not. Earth has had many hot and cold periods over the eons. I blame big ball of fire visible during day time.

        4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Trevor S. Valle‏Verified account @tattoosandbones 25 Jan 2015
        Replying to @largebill68

        @largebill68 That's what I figured.

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      8. End of conversation
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      2. PrintPublishFilmShoot‏ @PPFSmedia 25 Jan 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson And I dream of a world where the truth shapes SCIENCE, rather than people's politics shaping what's claimed to be science. #tcot

        1 reply 10 retweets 19 likes
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      2. eapr9‏ @Real_Dr_Roy 25 Jan 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @Patbagley I have a dream that leftists like you don't manipulate the truth and scuence

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Pat Bagley‏ @Patbagley 25 Jan 2015
        Replying to @Real_Dr_Roy

        It's called "science" “@Real_Dr_Roy: @neiltyson @Patbagley I have a dream that leftists like you don't manipulate the truth and scuence”

        4 replies 8 retweets 19 likes
      4. Claude Taylor‏Verified account @TrueFactsStated 25 Jan 2015
        Replying to @Patbagley

        @Patbagley @JasStanford @Real_Dr_Roy @neiltyson A democrat in Utah reminds me of one of those Japanese soldiers who wouldn't surrender

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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