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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 3 Dec 2015

    Odd that we live in a world where even objective truths count as controversial subjects.

    11:24 AM - 3 Dec 2015
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      2. Robert Paul‏Verified account @tempusrob 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Reality has a well-known liberal bias.

        7 replies 12 retweets 105 likes
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      2. Larry Garfield‏ @Crell 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Culture defines what is truth. Truth unfortunately is unaware of this fact. (Unfortunately for truth.)

        1 reply 5 retweets 26 likes
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      2. Jam-O'-Lantern  🎃 🎃‏ @jamenta 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Odd that some scientists think they're infallible ... like the Pope. It appears we've come full circle.

        3 replies 2 retweets 7 likes
      3. Lady Bastet  🎨‏ @Lady_Bastet 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @jamenta

        @jamenta @neiltyson Wait, the Pope is a scientist? Of what, the absurd? :)

        5 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. Jam-O'-Lantern  🎃 🎃‏ @jamenta 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @Lady_Bastet

        @Lady_Bastet @neiltyson The problem is when you mix Scientism as "scientific" i.e. when you have a set of so-called scientists claiming

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Jam-O'-Lantern  🎃 🎃‏ @jamenta 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @jamenta

        @Lady_Bastet @neiltyson their empirical conclusions are absolute while they conveniently ignore well-known other scientific data ...

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Richard Corey‏ @RichardCorey007 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson That's because many people don't understand the difference between objective and subjective.

        1 reply 2 retweets 23 likes
      3. Greg Lawless‏ @GregJL 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @RichardCorey007

        @RichardCorey007 @neiltyson those would be the people who added "virtually" as a definition of "literally"

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Richard Corey‏ @RichardCorey007 4 Dec 2015
        Replying to @GregJL

        @GregJL So true. "Virtually: is the most abused word in advertising... and the first casualty of advertising is the truth. @neiltyson

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      2. marcos the malevolent  🎃‏ @mabbossahm 3 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson been happening for a while. i believe you are familiar with the story of galileo, perhaps?

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      1.  👑Emperor  🅱est  🅱ald  🅱oy‏ @ThePatMann 3 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson Flat Earthers? Yeah, those dudes scare the hell outta me.

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      1. Gilgamesh‏ @GmeshKingOfUruk 3 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson like the #FlatEarth?

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      1. single origin kopi luwak‏ @G2theG 3 Dec 2015
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        @nifkinjuice @neiltyson 0-100 real quick

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