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RE: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Agnostic
July 9, 2012 at 6:25 pm
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I don't think it really matters whether Tyson is atheist, agnostic, deist, or an apatheist.
Functionally they are all the same thing. Truth be told we will never know 100% whether or not such a thing as deity exists unless we get a surprise after we die. At the end of the day I am okay with saying "No I don't know if there is any such thing as a fucking God". It is good to avoid labels when dealing with this discussion anyway -.-.
Labels suck donkey dick and just create problems. If you tell someone you are anything automatically a certain set of criteria will pop into their head.
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RE: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Agnostic
July 10, 2012 at 3:41 am
Btw I take my words back. I watched beyond belief seminar and tyson is a cool dude.
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RE: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Agnostic
July 10, 2012 at 7:13 am
(July 10, 2012 at 3:41 am)Opsnyder Wrote: Btw I take my words back. I watched beyond belief seminar and tyson is a cool dude.
You can't help but like him, right?
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RE: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Agnostic
July 10, 2012 at 8:48 am
Agreed.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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RE: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Agnostic
July 10, 2012 at 8:51 am
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RE: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Agnostic
July 10, 2012 at 8:57 am
I have not seen this chap before - obviously don't get his programmes (note the correct spelling of this word) in the UK. Just looked him up on wikipedia, and he seems to be on our side of the argument.
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RE: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Agnostic
July 10, 2012 at 8:59 am
'KichigaiNeko Wrote:The English never were very bright..the Americans even less so
So, where does Australia go on this scale?
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RE: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Agnostic
July 10, 2012 at 8:59 am
(July 10, 2012 at 8:57 am)pgrimes15 Wrote: I have not seen this chap before - obviously don't get his programmes (note the correct spelling of this word) in the UK. Just looked him up on wikipedia, and he seems to be on our side of the argument.
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Good-evening Mr Grimes. Mr Tyson is a bit of a notary of Astrophysics we have even heard of him in Australia
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RE: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Agnostic
July 10, 2012 at 9:16 am
(July 10, 2012 at 8:59 am)Faith No More Wrote: 'KichigaiNeko Wrote:The English never were very bright..the Americans even less so
So, where does Australia go on this scale?
The English created a global empire by being absolute b*****ds and blowing up anyone who got in the way. The Americans have carried on the tradition. The Australians went to the other side of the world and played ball games.
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RE: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Agnostic
July 10, 2012 at 9:22 am
(July 10, 2012 at 9:16 am)pgrimes15 Wrote: (July 10, 2012 at 8:59 am)Faith No More Wrote: So, where does Australia go on this scale?
The English created a global empire by being absolute b*****ds and blowing up anyone who got in the way. The Americans have carried on the tradition. The Australians went to the other side of the world and played ball games.
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We were lucky in that the English didn't want to know anything about us so we had to fend for ourselves... ball games not included.
YOU DO realise that this is a prisoner Island for a reason... at least we don't call our National game the "World Series" not that pretentious ....Yes?? 
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