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Old 01-04-2015, 01:10 PM
 
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And indeed he is. Here are a few brief quotes from an excellent article from Carl Cannon in which Tyson is awarded this high honor, linked as follows:

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Troll of the Year

The first quote summarizes Tyson's antagonistic crack towards Christmas and Christians just a few weeks ago:

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Perhaps the most gratuitous display of holiday season boorishness came from the Twitter account of religion-baiting scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson. The ubiquitous astrophysicist spent Christmas Day mocking those who celebrate the birth of Jesus.

“QUESTION: This year what do all the world’s Muslims and Jews call December 25th,” he tweeted. “ANSWER: Thursday.”
There is more at the link. Tyson is a mega-troll, but who knew before this year? In any case, we all know now. Tyson picked 2014 to come out as a troll in true high profile splendor.

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Old 01-04-2015, 01:12 PM
 
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Christians sure have thin skins to let these two Tweets anger them.
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Old 01-04-2015, 01:17 PM
 
Location: OC/LA
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Tell me more. This guy sounds like a hero.
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Old 01-04-2015, 01:18 PM
 
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Christians sure have thin skins to let these two Tweets anger them.
Lol. Maybe the thread title should have been "christians: biggest pansies of 2014"
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Old 01-04-2015, 01:20 PM
 
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Yep. And the truth is that Isaac Newton absolutely did change the world, and was actually born on December 25th. It's actually fun watching people flip out over his tweets, though.
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Old 01-04-2015, 02:23 PM
 
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That article is weird, boring, and odd.
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Old 01-04-2015, 03:14 PM
 
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That article is weird, boring, and odd.
Yup....and angry guy spending X-Mass insulting people. Big whoop.
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Old 01-04-2015, 03:18 PM
 
Location: Calgary, AB
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I don't know, he seems like one of the happiest guys in the public eye.
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Old 01-04-2015, 03:20 PM
 
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Yup....and angry guy spending X-Mass insulting people. Big whoop.
How is it insulting to say Christmas is called Thursday by those that don't celebrate it, or that Newton was born on Dec 25th insulting to people?
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Old 01-04-2015, 03:27 PM
 
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For 300 years Newton's birthday as been overshadowed by Christmas. What's wrong with the reminder?
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