Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Twitter account is a haven for all those who love science and have become fans of the direct and no-nonsense way the famous astrophysicist and cosmologist has of communicating science; now, many have thought the scientist went too far in his Isaac Newton Christmas comments.
A superstar in the world of science, DeGrasse has become such a huge icon for of science that he's made guest appearances in "The Big Bang Theory" - and he even has a reaction meme of himself! Due to this, DeGrasse Tyson's Twitter is one of the most popular science-related social media pages.
He's famous for being the face behind the infamous destitution of Pluto as a planet in our solar system, but DeGrasse Tyson's Twitter page is all about science and cheeky comments - like the one he just posted on Christmas, taunting his followers to completely kill off the holiday spirit.
"On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton b. Dec 25, 1642," DeGrasse tweeted on Christmas day, reports Mashable, angering many in the process and yet getting his most popular and widely retweeted post ever in the social network.
Of course, being the man that he is, DeGrasse Tyson's Twitter wouldn't have stopped there: according to CNN, he also made comments about how Jewish and Muslim people only called Christmas Day "Thursday," plus going on about how Christmas had been a pagan holiday that ultimately became a religious one when the early Christians were spreading the word in the Roman Empire and across the different places of the known world at the time.
According to Time Magazine, DeGrasse Tyson's Twitter post became his most popular ever, being retweeted more than 68,000 times - and, of course, all while angering religious people all over the world, as many called him disrespectful to the holiday and their religious beliefs, though many others shared his comment and applauded the wit of the "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" host.
