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.
BILL NYEI speak with dogs frequently. They don’t really talk, but I feel they’re communicating.
More Bill Nye Quotes
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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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If you look back on all the teachers that you liked, I am sure you will find they were very entertaining.
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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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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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But investment in space stimulates society, it stimulates it economically, it stimulates it intellectually, and it gives us all passion.
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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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How did we let an ideological resistance to inquiry become such a prominent part of our society?
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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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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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Climate change is a real deal. So, hey deniers – cut it out, and let’s get to work.
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If you have this idea that the earth is only 6,000 years old, you are denying, if you will, everything that you can touch and see. Youre not paying attention to whats happening in the universe around you.
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Our goal in science is to discover universal laws of nature. That pursuit fills me with wonder.
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Tax dollars intended for science education must not be used to teach creationism as any sort of real explanation of nature, because any observation or process of inference about our origin and the nature of the universe disproves creationism in every respect.
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I say to the grown-ups, ‘If you want to deny evolution and live in your world that’s completely inconsistent with everything we’ve observed in the universe that’s fine. But don’t make your kids do it.’
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No matter what you may believe spiritually or otherwise, the Earth is clearly not 6,000 or 10,000 years old.
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