It’s like clockwork at this point: whenever liberals see conservatives offering thoughts and prayers on social media, they reflexively counter that thoughts and prayers are not enough or not wanted — conveniently ignoring all of the Democrat politicians who too offer their thoughts and prayers.
As Twitchy reported earlier Saturday, Neil deGrasse Tyson decided to drop some science on the idea of thoughts and prayers following the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.:
Evidence collected over many years, obtained from many locations, indicates that the power of Prayer is insufficient to stop bullets from killing school children.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) February 16, 2018
We’d be remiss if we didn’t note that deGrasse Tyson answered at least one person who found his condolences less than useful.
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/964861383786618880
Sure. That’s what motivates most prayer. I argued only against prayer as a mechanism for stopping bullets.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) February 17, 2018
And that’s why it’s so valuable to have an astrophysicist weigh in — to set straight those who thought prayer would literally stop bullets.
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/964980109357797376
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/964980884460929025
"I was merely refuting an argument no one was making."
Don't play coy.
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) February 17, 2018
Literally no one says this https://t.co/zYDU5cQQPz
— GR Hū✝söñ (@jess_reign_bass) February 17, 2018
I've never heard one person make the argument that prayer stops bullets. So, really… who are you talking to?
— J.E. Mac (@J_E_Mac) February 17, 2018
That's an awesome hot take.
It is especially a big ZOMG!! zinger when you realize there are no human beings actually saying prayers are a mechanism for stopping bullets.— Brian O'Fall (@applecharlie5) February 17, 2018
If the substance of a tweet ever deserved being ratio'd… https://t.co/VJOOoALugn
— Blame Big Government (@BlameBigGovt) February 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/DryBonesSpeak/status/965024477896732672
This is the type of backpedaling you'll only see when someone is afraid to say what they really believe. https://t.co/Y4gljCBHWW
— Supermassive Jackhole Esq. (@SJackhole) February 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/natejundt/status/964980902316011520
And the mic drop:
But somehow laws will magically stop them in midair.
The superstition of the statist religion https://t.co/qWI3gSfjIw
— Jonny Hotcakes (@_JonnyHotcakes) February 18, 2018
No, not laws — magnetic hallways.
https://twitter.com/neildegreatyson/status/964988513648369664
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Neil deGrasse Tyson drops science on ‘thoughts and prayers’ and it lands on his own foot
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