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.
BILL NYEI’ll admit that the discovery of evolution is humbling, but it is also empowering. It transforms our relationship to the life around us. Instead of being outsiders watching the natural world go by, we are insiders.
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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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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But as the cerebellum degrades with age, so does the quality of memories. The memories are there, but they’re not as good.
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There really is no such thing as race.
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Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There’s something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a gym.
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I meet so many people who are intimidated by arithmetic.
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This is in stark contrast to creationism, which offers a static view of the world, one that cannot be challenged or tested with reason. And because it cannot make predictions, it cannot lead to new discoveries, new medicines, or new ways to feed all of us.
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There really is no such thing as race. We all came from Africa. We are all of the same stardust. We are all going to live and die on the same planet, a Pale Blue Dot in the vastness of space. We have to work together.
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Teaching creationism in science class as an alternative to evolution is inappropriate.
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Also, we have a strange situation where we have malnourished fat people. It’s not that we need more food. It’s that we need to manage our food system better.
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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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I used to play ultimate Frisbee, and I just got a reputation for making popcorn at parties. I don’t mean to brag on myself, but I make the popcorn in the pot, and it comes out fine every time.
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The future of commerce is going to be all electronic. The gold standard was a fine idea, but electronic changes of funds and credits will be the future.
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Religion is a completely different thing from the claim that the Earth is six thousand years old. That’s just crazy.
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The world’s going to change climatically. We just want to control the change. We want to have a high quality of life for billions of people as we pass through this era.
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