Think how fortunate we are to know this much. But think also of all that’s yet to be discovered. Here’s hoping the deep answers to the deep questions-from the nature of consciousness to the origin of life-will be found in not too much more time.
BILL NYETeaching creationism in science class as an alternative to evolution is inappropriate.
More Bill Nye Quotes
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Millennial voters are very concerned about climate change and will vote for candidates who are planning to address it. But the systems that are in place.
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We need them. We need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future.
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One of the drawbacks of English is you can’t spell things by hearing them.
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The thing about a theory in science is it allows you make predictions. Evolutionary theory allows us to predict what apples will taste good next harvest.
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If the Earth gets hit by an asteroid, it’s game over. It’s control-alt-delete for civilization.
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I always say when you see that old black-and-white footage of the rocket on the launch pad and it falls over and explodes, that’s because people had slide rules. Not having the decimal point is a real drawback. You want the decimal point, take it from me.
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The information you get from social media is not a substitute for academic discipline at all.
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Evolution is not something you can believe in or not believe in like do you believe in gravity.
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When we explore the cosmos, we come to believe and prove that we can solve problems that have never been solved. It brings out the best in us. Space exploration imbues everyone with an optimistic view of the future.
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The philosophy of science is inherent in the process. This is to say, you think critically, you draw a conclusion based on evidence, but we all pursue discovery based on our observations. That’s where science starts.
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If you just take a single human and put him or her in the forest he or she might not do very well without some sort of education which he got or she got from some tribe.
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People get a lot out of being religious. They have strong senses of community and mutual support. So, what’s not to love [there]?
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We should educate more women and girls. Because that is the surest route to controllably, manageably reducing the human population.
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Some of the most wonderful aspects and consequences of evolution have been discovered only recently.
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If we raise a generation of students who dont believe in the process of science, who think everything that weve come to know about nature and the universe can be dismissed by a few sentences translated into English from some ancient text, youre not going to continue to innovate.
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