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    1. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 18 Jul 2017

      The rise of flat-Earthers in society provides some of the best evidence for the failure of our educational system.

      5,657 replies 74,441 retweets 191,753 likes
    2. L.A.T.‏ @2stepsaway 18 Jul 2017
      Replying to @neiltyson

      Bad generalization. In my 17 yrs of teaching, I've NEVER met a teacher that believed or taught that the Earth is flat.

      37 replies 17 retweets 470 likes
      Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 18 Jul 2017
      Replying to @2stepsaway

      It’s not what’s taught in school that matters here. It’s how your brain is wired for analysis by the time you graduate.

      5:31 PM - 18 Jul 2017
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        2. Jennifer  🇺🇸patriotic progressive 🇺🇸 Diascro‏ @JustJen2015 18 Jul 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @2stepsaway

          With all due respect, what exactly does that mean?

          31 replies 0 retweets 64 likes
        3. David‏ @DarkNight3141 18 Jul 2017
          Replying to @JustJen2015 @neiltyson @2stepsaway

          It's being taught how to analyse & understand new information outside the classroom environment, rather than memorising facts

          9 replies 20 retweets 542 likes
        4. Jennifer  🇺🇸patriotic progressive 🇺🇸 Diascro‏ @JustJen2015 18 Jul 2017
          Replying to @DarkNight3141 @neiltyson @2stepsaway

          1. So, because our kids learn facts in school -- for instance, Earth is round -- they grow up to believe Earth is flat? I get critiques

          26 replies 1 retweet 50 likes
        5. David‏ @DarkNight3141 18 Jul 2017
          Replying to @JustJen2015 @neiltyson @2stepsaway

          The issue is that when they hear that the Earth's flat & it's all a conspiracy, they won't weigh it against the evidence properly

          8 replies 8 retweets 535 likes
        6. David‏ @DarkNight3141 18 Jul 2017
          Replying to @DarkNight3141 @JustJen2015 and

          Ideally, they should discard the idea because there's masses of evidence against it, but if they've just memorised facts they might not

          12 replies 8 retweets 369 likes
        7. The Goyim King‏ @TheGoyimKing 20 Jul 2017
          Replying to @DarkNight3141 @JustJen2015 and

          The only problem in your argument is that you are wrong. That cgi photo you use doesn't mean you know anything.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        8. David‏ @DarkNight3141 20 Jul 2017
          Replying to @TheGoyimKing @JustJen2015 and

          My profile picture? I took that myself back in 2014. It has been improved aesthetically in Photoshop but no new information was added

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        9. David‏ @DarkNight3141 20 Jul 2017
          Replying to @DarkNight3141 @TheGoyimKing and

          I still have the raw, unprocessed photos anyway, and have seen the object in question (the Great Orion Nebula) visually thru a telescope toopic.twitter.com/ub4DWonZcn

          1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
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        1. Rhymes with limb‏ @BlueSeaOnMyMind 19 Jul 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @2stepsaway

          Sorry, this is bullshit. Critical analysis is embedded in all facets of public school curricula. But some churches tell them we just lie.

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        2. Rex Harrison‏ @rextvh 19 Jul 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson

          That is critical thinking. A skill that is being conditioned away by things like your bs scientism, which is a religion itself.

          2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. Gardenbug‏ @MaryGardenbug1 19 Aug 2017
          Replying to @rextvh @neiltyson

          Science is not a religion. No religion subjects itself to testing 0and peer review.

          0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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        2. freedomchild‏ @freespokenvoice 20 Jul 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @2stepsaway

          because kids must be brainwashed to think one way and anyone who thinks differently is evil right? #LiberalLogic

          2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. Penny Rand‏ @Poppie_field 23 Jul 2017
          Replying to @freespokenvoice @neiltyson @2stepsaway

          Really??? 2+2=4. No amount of thinking differently makes that answer anything but 4. It doesn't get to be 7 or 15 because you say so. Fact.

          3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        4. freedomchild‏ @freespokenvoice 23 Jul 2017
          Replying to @Poppie_field @neiltyson @2stepsaway

          pic.twitter.com/3JP63nA0yo

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        2. Betsy Ramsdale‏ @Wheespah 19 Jul 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @2stepsaway

          It's not like we don't try. I PROMISE we try with all our might. Anti-intellectualism is a force too strong. It overwhelms all our efforts.

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        1. Possibilities With Faith‏ @BORNagainWARIOR 21 Jul 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @hettalentctc @2stepsaway

          Unfortunately i believe the powers that b want the masses dumbed down..example Election of Trump..Climate Denial..people will wisen up 1 day

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        1. Caron ET‏ @runreadrant 19 Jul 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @2stepsaway

          idiocracy

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