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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 28 Aug 2015

    An informed opinion is never based on somebody else’s opinion, lest you empower others to do your thinking for you.

    4:56 PM - 28 Aug 2015
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      2. Pluto‏ @PIutoThePlanet 28 Aug 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @geo_teira Okay, here it goes, I'm a Planet. That's my Opinion. Yours is also an Opinion.

        4 replies 6 retweets 14 likes
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      2. Free State Project‏ @FreeStateNH 30 Aug 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        RT @neiltyson: An informed opinion is never based on somebody else’s opinion, lest you empower others to do your thinking for you.

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      2. Suburban Dad‏ @Alt_SuburbanDad 28 Aug 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson what if that person has knowledge about things that you could never aspire to hold. You inform my opinion on the universe!

        2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. Stevil Deadgherty‏ @STEPD0C 28 Aug 2015
        Replying to @Alt_SuburbanDad

        @ronhaskell so I think his point would be that you should be saying "I hold to Neil deGrasse Tyson's opinion that _____" since its not yours

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      1. Jim Barber‏ @capeann_jim 28 Aug 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Sure, that's what you say. But how do I know it is true?

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      2. Jack‏ @SkipTerrio 28 Aug 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson I don't think that is entirely true. We are all dependent upon the opinions of experts in many, if not most, areas of our lives.

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      2. waffle house #1 fan‏ @connzillaa 28 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson first

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      3. Journal of the Wills‏ @zemoxian 28 Aug 2015
        Replying to @connzillaa

        @connzillaa @neiltyson really? that's still a thing?

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      4. waffle house #1 fan‏ @connzillaa 28 Aug 2015
        Replying to @zemoxian

        @zemoxian @neiltyson it is when im first

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      1. Jam-O'-Lantern  🎃 🎃‏ @jamenta 28 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson "We have now come to the conclusion that space is the primary thing and matter only secondary." ~Albert Einstein (1930) #science

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      2. dermischling‏ @Ndubya5 28 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson @double_canister Thank you. This is how I'm going to think now.

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      3. Double Canister‏ @double_canister 28 Aug 2015
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        @Ndubya5 @neiltyson err,.....I'm not sure Neil meant it that way...😉

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      2. Randy‏ @randybruin8 28 Aug 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson My thoughts exactly.

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      3. Lucas Wakeham‏ @LucasWakeham 28 Aug 2015
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        @randybruin8 @neiltyson I see what you did, there.

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      1. Billion Taylor‏ @wt9072 28 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson Facts Inform Opinion. Does Opinion Define Fact?

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      1. Andrew Ervin‏Verified account @Andrew_Ervin 28 Aug 2015
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        Retweet? "@neiltyson: An informed opinion is never based on somebody else’s opinion, lest you empower others to do your thinking for you.”

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      1. linds  💅‏ @styrovor 28 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson That's why we all follow you tho.

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