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TM99

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6. Prior to the boom of social media,

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 04:31 PM

Dec 2014

scientists did science in their own specialized fields. Now we have biologists, physicists, etc. discussing religion, history, & philosophy without the background education or experience to make such 'studious' pronouncements.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson's Provocative Tweets About Christmas Started An Internet Flame War [View all] hrmjustin Dec 2014 OP

The narcissism of fame. TM99 Dec 2014 #1

I agree he knew what he was doing. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #2

I doubt any here would have been offended no matter TM99 Dec 2014 #4

Yep! I like him on science but this was just done to start in. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #5

Prior to the boom of social media, TM99 Dec 2014 #6

Well everbody is an expert on everything now. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #7

No kidding! TM99 Dec 2014 #9

Lol i know what you mean. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #10

Sibling rivalry. okasha Dec 2014 #3

Now that Hitchens is dead, TM99 Dec 2014 #8

Let's see if he can stay on this Shetland pony first. okasha Dec 2014 #13

I don't see him as part of that group at all. cbayer Dec 2014 #12

Well, as NDT is my secret love, I'm not going to be able to criticize him on this. cbayer Dec 2014 #11