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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    1. 0.1% A-Mo-Zon‏ @molratty Feb 17

      Isn't it possible that the practice of prayer makes people better people? Helps them to manage horrors in a productive and loving way? Connects them emotionally to people who experienced trauma?

      210 replies 152 retweets 1,675 likes
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      Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Feb 17
      Replying to @molratty

      Sure. That’s what motivates most prayer. I argued only against prayer as a mechanism for stopping bullets.

      1:48 PM - 17 Feb 2018
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        2. 0.1% A-Mo-Zon‏ @molratty Feb 17
          Replying to @neiltyson

          No one says that, though. That's a straw man.

          32 replies 21 retweets 278 likes
        3. 0.1% A-Mo-Zon‏ @molratty Feb 17
          Replying to @molratty @neiltyson

          0.1% A-Mo-Zon Retweeted Neil deGrasse Tyson

          That isn't at all what you said, eitherhttps://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/964606017513410560 …

          0.1% A-Mo-Zon added,

          Neil deGrasse TysonVerified account @neiltyson
          Evidence collected over many years, obtained from many locations, indicates that the power of Prayer is insufficient to stop bullets from killing school children.
          35 replies 13 retweets 145 likes
        4. Hudson Boe‏ @Hudboe Feb 17
          Replying to @molratty @neiltyson

          Ummm... That’s exactly what he said..

          1 reply 0 retweets 14 likes
        5. 0.1% A-Mo-Zon‏ @molratty Feb 17
          Replying to @Hudboe @neiltyson

          Then it's an utterly stupid point. No one argues that.

          32 replies 7 retweets 123 likes
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        7. Lore‏ @Portgreen Feb 17
          Replying to @Isla_78 @molratty and

          You can’t comprehend his tweet and he’s the one that’s dense? Ooook.

          3 replies 1 retweet 277 likes
        8. 0.1% A-Mo-Zon‏ @molratty Feb 17
          Replying to @Portgreen @Isla_78 and

          We comprehend it perfectly, which is why you people are getting all defensive about it.

          14 replies 1 retweet 83 likes
        9. Lore‏ @Portgreen Feb 17
          Replying to @molratty @Isla_78 and

          I’m not being defensive at all, just merely pointing out the obvious.

          3 replies 0 retweets 48 likes
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        2. Skeletaster  🐉 🎲 🐺‏ @neontaster Feb 17
          Replying to @neiltyson @molratty

          "I was merely refuting an argument no one was making." Don't play coy.

          9 replies 21 retweets 143 likes
        3. Dᴇɴɪs Jᴇʟᴇᴄ‏ @denisjelec Feb 17
          Replying to @neontaster @neiltyson @molratty

          “Do you want to build a strawmaaaaan” ~~~

          1 reply 3 retweets 33 likes
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        2. Leonard Goodnight‏ @LennyGoodnight Feb 17
          Replying to @neildegreatyson @neiltyson @molratty

          So...the answer is not religion, but magic walls that can detect and attract bullets, but not other metal objects? I thought you were supposed to be a scientist.

          3 replies 1 retweet 9 likes
        3. Gregory Dorff‏ @GregoryDorff Feb 17
          Replying to @LennyGoodnight @neildegreatyson and

          He definitely said "magnetic" walls. SMH.

          1 reply 0 retweets 21 likes
        4. Leonard Goodnight‏ @LennyGoodnight Feb 17
          Replying to @GregoryDorff @neildegreatyson and

          Yes, but magnets that can sense gunfire and attract firearms (and only firearms) are pretty magical.

          3 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
        5. Nathaniel A. DePaul‏ @NathanielDepaul Feb 17
          Replying to @LennyGoodnight @GregoryDorff and

          Umm that's not actually Neil deGrasse Tyson.. lol

          2 replies 0 retweets 39 likes
        6. Gregory Dorff‏ @GregoryDorff Feb 17
          Replying to @NathanielDepaul @LennyGoodnight and

          IT ain't him. Lol.

          0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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        2. Luis Mijangos‏ @LuisMijangos_ Feb 17
          Replying to @neiltyson @molratty

          I’m a Christian and a true believer in the power of prayer. But, in this case, I totally agree with Dr Tyson. It’s not time to pray. It is time to take action

          7 replies 2 retweets 124 likes
        3. Larry Gates‏ @AggieLarry Feb 17
          Replying to @LuisMijangos_ @neiltyson @molratty

          What action, SPECIFICALLY, and explain how it would have stopped this incident.

          3 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
        4. Luis Mijangos‏ @LuisMijangos_ Feb 17
          Replying to @AggieLarry @neiltyson @molratty

          Nothing that you can do now will change the past. The things that you can do now to prevent this happen in the future is: 1. Grab your phone, open your email and call or write to your congressman or senator. Demand a law that forbids the selling of military weapons.

          15 replies 1 retweet 31 likes
        5. Luis Mijangos‏ @LuisMijangos_ Feb 17
          Replying to @LuisMijangos_ @AggieLarry and

          2. Gather your neighbors, your friends, the parents of the kids of your local schools and organize protests. Pressure your authorities. Don’t let that this happen again. Paralyze the educational systems of your county or state until you get protection for everyone

          2 replies 0 retweets 20 likes
        6. M A Miller‏ @MAMRedPill Feb 17
          Replying to @LuisMijangos_ @AggieLarry and

          This is only a problem in this country where we think more guns make us safer, and health care is a privilege.

          1 reply 0 retweets 12 likes
        7. Luis Mijangos‏ @LuisMijangos_ Feb 17
          Replying to @MAMRedPill @AggieLarry and

          Totally agree

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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