The debate [in Undeniable] was nominally about creationism as a “viable” explanation for what we observe around us. For my side, the debate went very well; I’m not sure what I would change, although I can imagine shortening my answers during the rebuttals, perhaps.
BILL NYEEvolution is a theory, and it’s a theory that you can test. We’ve tested evolution in many ways. You can’t present good evidence that says evolution is not a fact.
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How did we let an ideological resistance to inquiry become such a prominent part of our society?
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Humor is everywhere in that there’s irony in just about anything a human does.
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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 most serious problem facing humankind is climate change.
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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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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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The US Navy has several people on every ship that can navigate by the stars. They don’t fool with that.
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Winter lingered so long in the lap of Spring that it occasioned a great deal of talk.
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Climate change is a real deal. So, hey deniers – cut it out, and let’s get to work.
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Unlike science, creationism cannot predict anything, and it cannot provide satisfactory answers about the past.
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The Big Bang banged, and for some reason we’re here. And that’s astonishing. And that we can understand that, that’s the most astonishing.
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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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Speaking of human computers, there is a guy named Art Benjamin, he’s a human calculator. He says it’s a skill he learned as a kid. Now he’s a math professor at Harvey Mudd. He can find the square root of a six digit number in a few seconds. Practice.
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The Earth is not 6,000 or 10,000 years old. It’s not. And if that conflicts with your beliefs, I strongly feel you should question your beliefs.
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We need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future. We need engineers that can build stuff and solve problems.
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