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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Apr 14

    Scientists are simply adults who retained and nurtured their native curiosity from childhood.

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      2. austin 🇳🇴‏ @austincraven7_ Apr 14
        Replying to @neiltyson

        implying that scientists are the only ones who "nurture their native curiosity" is a slap in the face to musicians, comedians, business owners, politicians etc. that have always been curious about the field they chose to pursue

        107 replies 11 retweets 428 likes
      3. Jon Chan‏ @JonChan8 Apr 14
        Replying to @austincraven7_ @neiltyson

        He never said they are the only ones. Why are people so mad about thing like this...

        15 replies 2 retweets 513 likes
      4. austin 🇳🇴‏ @austincraven7_ Apr 14
        Replying to @JonChan8 @neiltyson

        im not mad he just could've said it better if he meant that scientists are the ones that nurture curiosity about the universe, I'd probably agree. but he said they're the ones who nurture curiosity in general. the statement is exclusive to one field being more curious than others

        31 replies 0 retweets 35 likes
      5. Jon Chan‏ @JonChan8 Apr 14
        Replying to @austincraven7_ @neiltyson

        Your interpretation of his statement is flawed. He said scientists are X, doesn't mean all X are scientists. "Apples are fruit." Doesn't mean I think oranges or pears aren't fruit too

        12 replies 3 retweets 304 likes
      6. Salman Hameed‏ @Salman_hameed03 Apr 14
        Replying to @JonChan8 @austincraven7_ @neiltyson

        Exactly! I think he needs to reeducate himself on the definition of "implied."

        1 reply 0 retweets 48 likes
      7. Objective Christian‏ @ObjectChristian Apr 14
        Replying to @Salman_hameed03 @JonChan8 and

        This thread just have me cancer

        1 reply 0 retweets 39 likes
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      2. David Mayhew, MD, PhD‏ @DavidLMayhew Apr 14
        Replying to @neiltyson

        A lot of offended people here. He only stated that scientists retain curiosity, NOT that certain other professions do not.

        5 replies 2 retweets 193 likes
      3. Ron Jette‏ @Ron_Jette Apr 14
        Replying to @DavidLMayhew @neiltyson

        I reserve my right to be offended,

        4 replies 1 retweet 33 likes
      4. Ron Jette‏ @Ron_Jette Apr 14
        Replying to @Ron_Jette @DavidLMayhew @neiltyson

        Even if it’s for no apparent reason. Or if it flies in the face of reality, logic or common sense.

        8 replies 1 retweet 110 likes
      5. Matt Charron‏ @mjcharron Apr 14
        Replying to @Ron_Jette @DavidLMayhew @neiltyson

        People like you have very few attendees at their funerals. Mostly a personality trait that no one likes.

        5 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      6. Ron Jette‏ @Ron_Jette Apr 17
        Replying to @mjcharron @DavidLMayhew @neiltyson

        Matt, that was humour. It saddens me you felt you had to be so hateful in your response. If you can't say something nice. . .

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      2. Michael  ♋️‏ @TheManimal18 Apr 14
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Nerds

        8 replies 0 retweets 148 likes
      3. Salman Hameed‏ @Salman_hameed03 Apr 14
        Replying to @TheManimal18 @neiltyson

        Thanks for the compliment!

        0 replies 0 retweets 54 likes
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      2. Spoopygnome 👻 ☠ 🎃‏ @beergnome1st Apr 14
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Good lord the amount of people upset and offended from inferring that ONLY scientists do is ridiculous. That is not what he said, stop jumping to conclusions.pic.twitter.com/mWkzrLIwWd

        3 replies 1 retweet 70 likes
      3. dr timaree‏Verified account @timaree_leigh Apr 14
        Replying to @beergnome1st @neiltyson

        Communication is a two way process, not just intent of the speaker. If that is how a large number of people read it, then that *is* what was conveyed. So it's a reminder to be precise in language, just as he would want in science, right?

        2 replies 0 retweets 20 likes
      4. Spoopygnome 👻 ☠ 🎃‏ @beergnome1st Apr 14
        Replying to @timaree_leigh @neiltyson

        Except that he said that they simply are something, not that they are the only ones who do. It's not in the speakers fault but in the education of those that are reading it. Eg: Just because a bunch of people believe that a deity lives in the sky, doesn't make it true.

        2 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
      5. dr timaree‏Verified account @timaree_leigh Apr 14
        Replying to @beergnome1st @neiltyson

        Not sure how education or theism has anything to do with it. Not trying to fight, just clarifying that if something comes across one way to you and another way to another person, it doesn't make them inherently wrong.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      6. dr timaree‏Verified account @timaree_leigh Apr 14
        Replying to @timaree_leigh @beergnome1st @neiltyson

        And I think important context here is how Neil has often (and more frequently) using his social media as an intentional killjoy. Literally the last tweet of his I saw was about what he perceives as the overuse of the word "awesome."

        2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
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