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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 29 Jun 2016

    Earth needs a virtual country: #Rationalia, with a one-line Constitution: All policy shall be based on the weight of evidence

    7:12 AM - 29 Jun 2016
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    1,868 replies 10,258 retweets 24,726 likes
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      2. Stephen DeAugustino‏ @DeAugieDogie 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        "And based on #Rationalia law 246-2, 'survival of the fittest', all underperforming individuals will be killed." Love it Neal.

        23 replies 16 retweets 128 likes
      3. Swirly Corner Metal‏ @anceldelambert 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @DeAugieDogie @neiltyson

        what a nice strawman, did you build it yourself?

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Stephen DeAugustino‏ @DeAugieDogie 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @anceldelambert @neiltyson

        And I raise you one Ad Hominem to your logical fallacy.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Swirly Corner Metal‏ @anceldelambert 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @DeAugieDogie @neiltyson

        you don't know what an ad hominem is, do you?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Stephen DeAugustino‏ @DeAugieDogie 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @anceldelambert

        Insulting me instead of an argument. Which is actually cute cause w/16 followers, you might as well have an egg for your avi

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Swirly Corner Metal‏ @anceldelambert 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @DeAugieDogie

        and what does the number of followers i have have to do with it? You know that's an Ad Populum, right?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      8. Stephen DeAugustino‏ @DeAugieDogie 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @anceldelambert

        If you're just going to throw fallacies at me, might as well point out the obvious.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. Swirly Corner Metal‏ @anceldelambert 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @DeAugieDogie

        that you don't have an actual argument? I thought I was doing that.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Hannah‏ @Er0_0 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        That would be great, except that science is performed by humans. Who are not rational and unbiased. See: IQ tests and racism.

        20 replies 12 retweets 208 likes
      3. Rose Red‏ @RoseRedSnoWhite 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Er0_0 @neiltyson

        Hey, sister, just because the evidence makes you sad doesn't make it wrong.

        1 reply 0 retweets 17 likes
      4. Hannah‏ @Er0_0 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @RoseRedSnoWhite @neiltyson

        This is very true, however, often "evidence" *is* wrong.

        2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      5. Rose Red‏ @RoseRedSnoWhite 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Er0_0 @neiltyson

        You realize the IQ science is real--right?pic.twitter.com/89wiHjAWwu

        7 replies 3 retweets 16 likes
      6. Hannah‏ @Er0_0 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @RoseRedSnoWhite @neiltyson

        You realise that's because IQ testing is biased, right?

        3 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
      7. Rose Red‏ @RoseRedSnoWhite 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Er0_0 @neiltyson

        Sure it is. And the fact that it correlates to GDP per capita is just a cruel cosmic coincidence.pic.twitter.com/Va93rivvDA

        5 replies 2 retweets 17 likes
      8. Hannah‏ @Er0_0 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @RoseRedSnoWhite @neiltyson

        I suspect that low IQ and low GDP/worker have same root cause though.

        3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      9. Rose Red‏ @RoseRedSnoWhite 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Er0_0 @neiltyson

        Oh! Oh! Is the root cause institutionalized racism?

        1 reply 1 retweet 17 likes
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      2. pourmecoffee‏Verified account @pourmecoffee 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Where have I heard that before, Neil?pic.twitter.com/OzOp1H1kMZ

        5 replies 16 retweets 125 likes
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      2. Greg Dworkin‏Verified account @DemFromCT 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @Rick_Geissal and I decide the tough ones. Could work.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Rick 4 Liz Warren‏ @Rick_Geissal 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @DemFromCT @neiltyson

        I think Tyson assumed that he would decide the tough ones!

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Greg Dworkin‏Verified account @DemFromCT 29 Jun 2016
        Replying to @Rick_Geissal @neiltyson

        oh, well, never mid then.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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