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MineralMan

(148,188 posts) Sat Dec 8, 2018, 03:03 PM Dec 2018

Neil deGrasse Tyson Has Sex Allegations against Him [View all]

I suppose that's big news, although I wonder how many people even know who he is.

One group that does, however, is Creationist-oriented Christians. They know who he is, because he's a prominent atheist who regularly destroys their logic publicly. So, a scandal connected to him is somehow seen as a way to discredit the man, and therefore his ideas, i guess. Even on DU, the accusations are getting a great deal of coverage. There are two threads this morning regarding this:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211527421
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211526989

If it interests you, you can see what people are saying. I don't follow Tyson, personally. I know of him, but don't pay much attention to prominent atheists. Others, of course, do. So, here's some info that is going around.

For whatever it's worth.

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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