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Love this guy..never pegged JC for being a Capricorn anyway..
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/neil-degrasse-tysons-christmas-morning-jokes-ignite-pious-furor-on-twitter/
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson sparked an Internet supernova on Christmas Day when he took to Twitter to troll Christians.
On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world, the Cosmos host tweeted Thursday. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton b. Dec 25, 1642. The meteoric missive by the director of the Hayden Planetarium was retweeted more than 57,000 times and sparked plenty of vitriol.This is disrespectful to Christians. Jesus created the science you cherish so much.
Everyone finds God eventually, you will too, @Brianfagioli chimed in.
Tyson long despised among religious conservatives further incensed the faithful celebrating the birth of Jesus by tweeting: Merry Christmas to all. A Pagan holiday (BC) becomes a Religious holiday (AD). Which then becomes a Shopping holiday (USA).
Others disputed the date Tyson cited for the birth of Newton, the father of modern physics.
No, he didnt, tweeted @fedkusko. According to the Gregorian calendar he was born January 4th 1643.
Newton was born while England used the Julian calendar, which put his birthdate as Dec. 25, 1642 while the Gregorian calendar was used elsewhere.
Jesus Christs birthdate also has been questioned and researchers believe the Dec. 25 date was chosen because it coincided with existing pagan festivals.Tyson glossed over the date in yet another tweet: QUESTION: This year, what do all worlds Muslims and Jews call December 25th? ANSWER: Thursday.
Tyson could not be immediately reached for comment Friday.
BeyondGeography
(39,347 posts)Getting people riled up emotionally is no way to sell an intelligent message. Plus, he screwed up with that Muslims and Jews line. If all religion is fiction, why use other faiths to single out Christians for ridicule?
HipChick
(25,485 posts)Takket
(21,528 posts)It is our current society's flat out refusal to accept facts that is tearing at the foundation of our way if life. And in not just talking about the astrophysics stuff. It extends to politics as well. People prefer a fantasy that fits their narrative to reality. Otherwise how can you explain things like people still championing tax cuts for the rich when the rich already have more wealth than ever before?
BeyondGeography
(39,347 posts)Here was his last Xmas tweet:
Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2014
He would have had a much better day if that was his first and only one.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)BeyondGeography
(39,347 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)and I see he tweets this, a bit ago:
and on his facebook page he comments about it, in an exceedingly clever way....
here is the link:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/neil-degrasse-tyson/my-most-retweeted-tweet/10152533257800869
HERVEPA
(6,107 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)Skidmore
(37,364 posts)have set themselves up to be ridiculed. If you want to use religion in the political fashion which they have elected to, pushback should be expected. I will not sit idly by while part of the population actively seeks to establish this nation as a theocracy.
The2ndWheel
(7,947 posts)ridicule is good, justifiable, or clever if you agree with it, but bad, unjustifiable, or mean if you don't.