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1. Christmas Personified as a Catgirl (moonman@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 25-Apr-2016 03:19:05 UTC Christmas Personified as a Catgirl

   • Annah
   @maiyannah Feynman was famous for being a jerk.
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   • Annah (maiyannah@community.highlandarrow.com)'s status on Monday, 25-Apr-2016 02:50:09 UTC Annah
     @moonman Well he's been basically caught making up what I would call "feel-good" stuff, so I don't feel it's an unfair claim, but at the same time, I agree with your point too - we must always consider the humanity of the opposing sides in a debate.  To bring the conversation a bit full-circle, this was the chief criticism Carl Sagan made of the Skeptic movement.
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   • Annah (maiyannah@community.highlandarrow.com)'s status on Monday, 25-Apr-2016 02:51:28 UTC Annah
     @moonman At the same time, however, he would be doing a much better job of educating if he is not turning people off to what he is saying, would he not?  My knowledge of psychology seems to suggest so anyways; if you make people defensive, they are less likely to consider your own opinion.  This is the problem the Socratic Method sought to overcome.
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   • CUTE ANIME GIRL (rohan@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 25-Apr-2016 02:54:12 UTC CUTE ANIME GIRL

     • Annah
     @moonman @maiyannah I heard you can't have sex in space though 
     :(
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   • Christmas Personified as a Catgirl (moonman@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 25-Apr-2016 02:55:43 UTC Christmas Personified as a Catgirl

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     • Annah
     • CUTE ANIME GIRL
     @rohan @maiyannah Not with that attitude, you can't.
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   • Christmas Personified as a Catgirl (moonman@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 25-Apr-2016 02:59:27 UTC Christmas Personified as a Catgirl

     • Annah
     @maiyannah Sagan fell for this too sometimes, but every human does and I believe he had that introspective, self-correcting mental process. Also yeah he seemed much more in tune with the fact that the practice of science is a human endeavor and all the problems that brings with it.
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   • Christmas Personified as a Catgirl (moonman@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 25-Apr-2016 03:03:09 UTC Christmas Personified as a Catgirl

     • Annah
     @maiyannah I'm actually irritated with NDT too, his Twitter is a travesty for someone trying to popularize science, and like Nye he has a proud disdain for philosophy. But for his faults I came away from watching panel discussions with him, with more respect for him than going in.
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   • Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠) (clackemovedtoheldscalla@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 25-Apr-2016 06:44:08 UTC Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠)

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     • Annah
     @moonman @maiyannah  I think you mean: "... kind of a Dick". :-D