People get a lot out of being religious. They have strong senses of community and mutual support. So, what’s not to love [there]?
BILL NYEWithout an end to the burning of fossil fuels, coal especially, most of us will live shorter lives. I’m hopeful, but very, very concerned.
More Bill Nye Quotes
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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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There are just two people entitled to refer to themselves as “we”; one is the editor and the other is the fellow with a tapeworm.
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In another couple centuries I’m sure that worldview won’t even exist. There’s no evidence for it.
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Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.
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I abandoned my religious teachings after I read the Bible twice – cover to cover. It took me a couple of years.
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The information you get from social media is not a substitute for academic discipline at all.
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The strange thing about grinding that might surprise many people is that you can grind things and shape them using materials that are generally somewhat softer than the thing you’re grinding and shaping.
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I feel that I’ve often pointed out that there are countless aspects of life and nature that scientists and scientific thinkers cannot explain.
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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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Unlike science, creationism cannot predict anything, and it cannot provide satisfactory answers about the past.
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Teaching creationism in science class as an alternative to evolution is inappropriate.
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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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Educated women have fewer kids. And the kids they do have are better cared for and are more successful. As I like to say, it’s not one thing that we need to focus on. It’s everything all at once.
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I tell personal stories associated with aspects of the theory, and I hope they are interesting and compelling. I don’t feel you’re going to change a grownup’s mind in one reading. People have to be exposed to scientific ideas over and over again for years. It’s also not a textbook.
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I speak with dogs frequently. They don’t really talk, but I feel they’re communicating.
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