Neil deGrasse Tyson Trolls Christians on Christmas

The well-known scientist gave the Internet a little gift on Thursday morning—and took his feud with conservatives to another level. If there is actually a war on Christmas, famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson seems ready to lead the fight. On Christmas morning, Tyson, the director of New York’s Hayden Planetarium, took to Twitter to troll those celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Tyson wrote

“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.”

The tweet set off an Internet firestorm and was retweeted nearly 15,000 times in less than an hour. continue