When I first heard this debate was going to happen, I couldn’t wait. I never thought as a child that somehow “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” who I watched on Saturday mornings, would one day become a leading figure in the political battle of science vs. delusion. Keep in mind that I am a Christian, so I don’t discount everything in the Bible. Though I’ve made it clear that I don’t put a whole lot of stock in the Bible as it’s obvious (to me at least) that much of it has been rewritten – and poorly translated – over centuries. The dawn of the tea party brought about the attempted hijacking of the GOP by radicals, and science that had never really been up for debate previously (besides between people who were borderline insane) because it had always been accepted as scientific fact, suddenly became a “debatable topic.” Not because the science changed, but because insane people were suddenly given a voice in mainstream politics thanks to the tea party. All of a sudden these people began pushing the ridiculous idea that climate change was a “global hoax” perpetrated by over 95% of the world’s scientists and that evolution didn’t belong in the classroom. And if we were going to teach evolution in the classroom, creationism should be taught along side of it as another “scientific theory.” Except, there’s just one problem with that. Creationism isn’t a scientific theory! Which is what led to this debate. Over the last several years, Bill Nye has been quite public with his assertion that it’s insane how certain people want faith-based beliefs to be taught alongside proven science in our schools. forwardprogressives/bill-nye-embarrasses-creationist-ken-ham-epic-debate-science-vs-creationism/
Posted on: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 17:58:31 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015