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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Bill Nye On Anti-Evolution Republicans: This ‘Betrays The Best Use Of Our Brains’

On Saturday, MSNBC’s Craig Melvin spoke with the science guy himself — Bill Nye — about two congressmen who have recently spoken out about evolution. Todd Akin, for instance, made headlines when he referred to evolution as not “even a matter of science.”Then, Congressman Paul Brown weighed in, calling evolution and other scientific theories as “lies from the pit of Hell.”


Nye clarified that evolution is something that has been discovered as opposed to “made up,” adding that there is overwhelming evidence in favor of the scientific theory. And, being a seasoned teacher, Nye even brought out props — including roses — to explain past experiments concerning evolution.
He was bothered by both men’s assertion that the Earth was only something around 6,000-10,000 years old. Using the technology behind smoke detectors (more props!) to explain, Nye stated that the Earth is, in fact, something more like 4.5 billion years old. “That’s science; those are facts,” said Nye. “You can’t just close your eyes and make them not true.”

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Evolution is a theory that has never been proven to be correct. It's a theory not science. Even Darwin said himself that there was a missing link and without it,his theory didn't hold water.And to this day they still havn't found the missing link.

Anonymous said...

@10:03
ugh... in the world of science a "theory" is pretty much solid as true. Ever heard of the "theory" of gravity, or cell "theory"? If you say "its only a theory", you have just exposed the fact you know nothing about science or the scientific method.