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NeoGreen

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31. Whether he "fits the definition" or not...

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #30)

Mon Dec 10, 2018, 11:25 AM

Dec 2018

...as per your understanding, he explicitly stated that if you must label him, the closest word for him is Agnostic, and he would rather you call him a Scientist.

"There has got to be some other word for me, but not that word."

And to the point that Harris raises with regard to the word Atheist, it is philosophically empty.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Has Sex Allegations against Him [View all] MineralMan Dec 2018 OP

Tyson is an agnostic, but is popular in the atheist community marylandblue Dec 2018 #1

Whatever the "atheist community" might be, I'm not part of it. MineralMan Dec 2018 #2

I didn't know he is an atheist... Ferrets are Cool Dec 2018 #4

Well, I'm told he is an agnostic. MineralMan Dec 2018 #6

LOL Ferrets are Cool Dec 2018 #7

From what I understand, he regularly makes hash of MineralMan Dec 2018 #8

If it makes him happy, who am I to poopoo his Ferrets are Cool Dec 2018 #9

He has given his side of the story and I believe him... Ferrets are Cool Dec 2018 #3

It appears to me that nothing will ever be proven MineralMan Dec 2018 #5

Actually if the alleged victim told a friend or someone else at the time, it would build credibility still_one Dec 2018 #14

Maybe. I don't know. MineralMan Dec 2018 #15

He's not a great scientist Pope George Ringo II Dec 2018 #10

Science needs excellent educators more than almost anything. MineralMan Dec 2018 #11

Amen to that. Geechie Dec 2018 #12

I don't know, frankly. MineralMan Dec 2018 #13

Guilty of this or not.... LakeArenal Dec 2018 #16

Presumed innocent. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #17

Ae his accusers directly linked to Creationists? Nitram Dec 2018 #18

Tyson is cool, did an update of cosmos that's pretty cool Lordquinton Dec 2018 #19

His first accuser is edhopper Dec 2018 #20

Interestingly enough, Tyson is married to MineralMan Dec 2018 #21

Why did Miranda get named after an entire moon, and Travis just got a county? marylandblue Dec 2018 #24

Good question. MineralMan Dec 2018 #25

Irrespective of her allegations, that's some crazy shit right there Major Nikon Dec 2018 #22

Yeah edhopper Dec 2018 #23

This is a complicated situation Lithos Dec 2018 #26

Because no Christian in the history of Christendom has ever been accused of rape... Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #27

deGrass-Tyson has explicitly stated he is not an Atheist... NeoGreen Dec 2018 #28

OK, but that is not the point. MineralMan Dec 2018 #29

That's not what he said Major Nikon Dec 2018 #30

Whether he "fits the definition" or not... NeoGreen Dec 2018 #31

Many people don't like being called an omnivore Major Nikon Dec 2018 #32

Your claim that he IS and Atheist... NeoGreen Dec 2018 #33

That's not what I claimed either Major Nikon Dec 2018 #34