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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 21 Apr 2017

    In a free country, it doesn’t matter if you think the world is flat, provided you don’t ascend to become head of @NASA.

    4:06 PM - 21 Apr 2017
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      2. can gurses‏Verified account @canitti 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @NASA

        Actually... presenting this sort of stuff as if they are open to debate/conversation opens up the door to post-truth all the way...

        6 replies 2 retweets 84 likes
      3. Zach VanDenBosch‏ @ZVanDenBosch 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @canitti @neiltyson @NASA

        Because you're going to be negatively affected by your neighbors thinking the Earth is flat?

        7 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      4. can gurses‏Verified account @canitti 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @ZVanDenBosch @neiltyson @NASA

        no I wouldnt.. but their kids would... this is not freedom of speech... it is as absurd as claiming holocaust didnt happen...

        9 replies 0 retweets 107 likes
      5. Mal‏ @saturnswitch 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @canitti @ZVanDenBosch and

        But you don't know what's really out there? Unless you've been into space and seen the earth from above

        23 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      6. can gurses‏Verified account @canitti 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @saturnswitch @ZVanDenBosch and

        for real?! all the spaceships we sent and footage they send from space... not even that.. get a telescope, u ll see all planets are round:)

        3 replies 0 retweets 66 likes
      7. Mal‏ @saturnswitch 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @canitti @ZVanDenBosch and

        I'm not saying I think it's flat. I'm js we're not told a lot of info. as it is & lied to by the government. Just keeping an open-mind

        14 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
      8. can gurses‏Verified account @canitti 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @saturnswitch @ZVanDenBosch and

        this is one fact that you can absolutely check the validity for yrself. cmon now... see as i said it leads to post truth.. not an open mind

        4 replies 0 retweets 103 likes
      9. Mal‏ @saturnswitch 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @canitti @ZVanDenBosch and

        K buddy

        4 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      2. Phil Rose‏ @Phil_NerdKing 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @NASA

        We need a space mission to fly beneath the flat Earth and see what's under it. Turtles? Inquiring minds want to know.

        16 replies 5 retweets 83 likes
      3. Drew McDougall‏ @SteilacoomDrew 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @Phil_NerdKing @neiltyson @NASA

        Australia

        0 replies 0 retweets 48 likes
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      1. Zac Trolley‏ @ZacTrolley 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @NASA

        I disagree. Scientific literacy is critical for a functioning democracy. Conspiracy theories in the mainstream are extremely harmful.

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      2. The_Ouroborus‏ @The_Ouroborus 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @DUMPTRUMP7 @NASA

        I don't think ignorance is ever ok. To admit we don't know but are open to learning should be all of our goals & our opinions irrelevant

        2 replies 1 retweet 13 likes
      3. Gerald Lombardi‏ @GeraldLombardi 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @The_Ouroborus @neiltyson and

        Ignorance plus access to money = trump

        2 replies 1 retweet 10 likes
      4. The_Ouroborus‏ @The_Ouroborus 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @GeraldLombardi @neiltyson and

        True & the trouble is the term 'expert' has become almost derogatory & people's opinions allowed to 'trump' facts

        0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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      2. Jumpinjack‏ @JacquieInTheBox 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @NASA

        Can we still laugh at them though?

        2 replies 1 retweet 57 likes
      3. Seth‏ @TheRealAlienTwo 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @JacquieInTheBox @neiltyson @NASA

        Yup. Everyone is free to their opinions, however wrong, and we are free to laugh and laugh and cry.

        0 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. Chris Rosa‏ @chrisrosa 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @NASA

        And as long as you're not teaching children.

        2 replies 2 retweets 131 likes
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      2. Jonas King‏ @jonas_king 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @NASA

        But those people also vote for school boards.

        1 reply 3 retweets 49 likes
      3. Deborah Washington‏ @nugslilsis 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @jonas_king @neiltyson @NASA

        Ayyyymaan! We forget Yikes!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Jonas King‏ @jonas_king 21 Apr 2017
        Replying to @nugslilsis @neiltyson @NASA

        #NeverForget

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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