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Right now people think God is dark energy and dark matter, the spirit. Go ahead and think that, but the day we can tell you exactly what it is - that it's gremlins in the vacuum of space or whatever - then what's your recourse at that point?

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: October 5
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