The debate something richard dawkins called a pointless endeavor took place last night in petersburg, kentucky. February 4, 2014 bill nye, the science guy, and creation museum founder ken ham will challenge each others views. The debate between bill nye and ken ham on the question is creation a viable model of origins. It does not stand up to close scrutiny in the face of overwhelming. Creation museum founder ken ham and famed pop scientist bill nye the science guy will take part in a creationevolution debate tuesday night in petersburg, ky. Feb 05, 2014 all this for a debate, tuesday night, that saw the bowtied american writer and television presenter bill nye the science guy pitted against the australian creationist ken ham, head of the. Last tuesday, bill nye the science guy faced off against ken ham of.
Even a poll on a religious website said that bill nye won. Nye gave his story to the background of the debate. Bill nye, the science guy, and ken ham answers in genesis squared off tuesday night at the creation museum in kentucky. Creationist debates bill nye on evolution cnn video. Sparked by a controversial debate in february 2014, bill nye has set off on an. Bill nye the science guy has a book out on evolution. If this book the bible really is true, it is so specific, it should explain the. Feb 05, 2014 bill nye debates ken ham, february 4th 2014.
All this for a debate, tuesday night, that saw the bowtied american writer and television presenter bill nye the science guy pitted against the australian creationist ken ham, head of the. Its simply wrong to teach creationism to children, for that is teaching them lies, and i fault nye a bit for helping the creation museum raise funds by participating in this debate. Bill nye, the science guy, and creation museum founder ken ham will challenge each others views. Since 1993, former mechanical engineer turned actor bill nye the science guy for who sagan was a personal hero has been testing and demonstrating the pillars of science, from the everyday to the existential, for kids and grownups alike as a. Nobody was alive to observe and record events from the distant past. Creationist ken ham debates scientist bill nye about evolution and creationism. Jan 29, 2014 earlier this month we announced the february 4 debate between bill nye the science guy and ken ham, president of answers in genesis. The debate between the two men on the origins of the universe had been. Bill nye saves the world drops science knowledge on netlix. The debate was watched by millions and raised questions about the merits of creationism and whether scientists can still believe in god. Those questions were asked tuesday night, in a live debate between bestselling christian author ken ham and emmy awardwinning educator bill nye the science guy at the creation museum of. Earlier this year, a debate took place between bill nye the science guy and creationist ken ham at the creation museum in kentucky. National media will be present at the event which will address the question.
Evolution and the science of creation nye, bill, powell, corey s. Oneil from the christian post prepared a list of what he regards as ken hams best arguments for his creationist model which is based on a young earth and universe created circa 4004 bce. The twoway bill nye, the science guy, and creation museum founder ken ham will challenge each others views. Even though creationism and science are not equals, bill nyes participation in the debate may be the only way some people ever hear the other side without it being filtered through creationist authorities. I watched the debate live with a group at a local church you can watch a recording for a few more days here, and given that there were nearly 500,000 streams of the event around the globe, it would be easy to estimate that well over half a million people viewed the. Clash over worldviews an analysis of the hamnye debate. Bill nye reads a brilliant, creationismbusting passage from. Bill nye and i have different accounts of our debate. The creationists have already won tonights bill nye vs. Bill nye, ken ham debate creationism and evolution.
The planetary society ceo bill nye has defended his 2014 debate with the creation museums ken ham, by stating that it allowed him the platform to tell millions of viewers why the idea that creationism is a possible theory for life on earth is a disastrous thing to teach the young generation. An introduction bill nye has penned one of the clearest and most moving explanations of that process since darwins on the origin of species. The whole idea in science is to find things that are objectively true. The debate takes place at the creation museum in petersburg, kentucky. Bill nye the science guy debates creationism video. Evolution and the science of creation, tvs science guy bill nye sifts through the evidence supporting evolution to debunk the ideas of creationism. Not only do bill nye the science guy of tv fame and i hold totally different positions on origins, we also have different accounts of the history surrounding our debate at the creation museum on february 4 in an april 14 article titled, bill nyes take on the nyeham debate, published by the huffington post and based on an essay that mr.
The twoway does it damage children to teach them biblical creationism. Why im glad bill nye debated young earth creationist ken. Its awesome no one but bill nye could have read it as well or with his typical enthusiasm and humor. Aug 27, 2012 by eric marrapodi, cnn belief blog coeditor cnnfamed tv scientist bill nye is slamming creationism in a new online video for big think titled creationism is not appropriate for children. Nov 06, 2014 bill nye the science guy has a book out on evolution. Postdebate analyses and polls praised the science guy bill nye in his debate against creation museum president ken ham. Creation museum ceo and president ken ham and bill nye the science guy are set to go headtohead in their anticipated creationism debate tuesday night at 7 p. We hear from nye about the book and why he believes the debate is critical to americas future. Bill nye on the risks of not debating with creationists. Days after a wideranging debate on creationism and evolution between bill nye and ken ham, the event is driving an online conversation.
Themes of belief and literalism, logic and faith and. Heres what he has to say bill nye enthusiastically greets students and faculty at cal state fullerton in california earlier this year. Why im debating bill nye about creationism editors note. Sort of how he did that ken ham debate in order to convince. Leading creation apologist and bestselling christian author ken ham is joined at the creation museum by emmy awardwinning science educator and ceo of the planetary society bill nye. The book is nyes extension of the bill nyeken ham debate that took place in 2014. Comparing what scientists and the general public believe about evolution and creation. Why im glad bill nye debated young earth creationist ken ham february 4, 2014 by marcus greene 17 comments mark greene believes we all have to engage the debate that bill nye took on. Last year, bill nye debated ken ham, founder of the creationist museum in kentucky, about creationism as a viable model of origins. Those are the questions being asked and answered tuesday night, in a live debate between bestselling christian author ken ham and emmy awardwinning educator bill nye the science guy. The debate will be livestreamed at at 7 pm et, and piers morgan live will interview ham and nye on tuesday at 9 et. Bill nye the science guy debates australian creationist on.
He has a bs in mechanical engineering from cornell university where he studied under carl sagan, and worked on the 747 as an engineer at boeing before creating and hosting his muchloved emmy awardwinning pbsdiscovery channel show bill nye the science guy. Nov 06, 2014 since 1993, former mechanical engineer turned actor bill nye the science guy for who sagan was a personal hero has been testing and demonstrating the pillars of science, from the everyday to the existential, for kids and grownups alike as a television host, comedian, writer, and one of the most important science educators of our time. Some scientists were skeptical that bill nye the science guy, who made his name as the host of a tv show for children, could hold his own in tuesdays debate over evolution and creationism. Science guy bill nye and ken ham, founder of the biblically literalist creation museum, are set to debate evolution tomorrow.
Feb 04, 2014 leading creation apologist and bestselling christian author ken ham is joined at the creation museum by emmy awardwinning science educator and ceo of the planetary society bill nye. In addition to cnn correspondent tom foreman, who will moderate the debate. Apr 16, 2014 in an april 14 article titled, bill nyes take on the nyeham debate, published by the huffington post and based on an essay that mr. Weve summarized the main points nye made in the debate, and we think he crushed it. Does it damage children to teach them biblical creationism. He holds six honorary doctorate degrees from lehigh university, willamette. Bill nye says ken ham debate allowed him to explain to. In undeniable, bill nye speaks evolution directly to creationists.
Days after a wideranging debate on creationism and evolution between bill nye and ken ham, the topic is driving an online conversation about points raised in the debate. Feb 05, 2014 some scientists were skeptical that bill nye the science guy, who made his name as the host of a tv show for children, could hold his own in tuesdays debate over evolution and creationism but. In undeniable, bill nye speaks evolution directly to. Bill nye the science guy takes on creationism press play. Yesterday, ken ham and bill nye debated their concepts of creation and evolution at hams creation museum in petersburg, ky. Feb 03, 2015 last year, bill nye debated ken ham, founder of the creationist museum in kentucky, about creationism as a viable model of origins. Bill nye the science guy is obviously pushing the concept of evolution. Bill nye left and ken ham debated whether creation is a viable model of origins in the modern scientific era during a lengthy debate tuesday. Now, nye says his new book takes the debate a step further. Public schools and the bill nyeken ham debate answers. Earlier this year ken ham challenged bill nye to debate on the topics of creationism and evolution as models of the origins of life. Evolution and the science of creation is a 2014 book written by bill nye.
Bill nye, well known as a televised educator and sometimes. Jerry coyne, author of the book and blog why evolution is true, wrote ahead of the debate that nyes appearance will be giving money to. Back in february, bill nye the science guy debated creationist ken ham at the creation museum in kentucky. The february 4 debate between ken ham and bill nye, at its heart, is an opportunity for ken to influence people for the gospel and to equip believers with solid creation apologeticswhile at the. Ken ham will debate bill nye on february 4 at the creation museum in petersburg, kentucky, with cnns tom foreman moderating. For some weeks, the internet has been abuzz about a debate between bill nye and ken ham, the president of answers in genesis aig and the creation museum.
Nov 11, 2014 earlier this year, a debate took place between bill nye the science guy and creationist ken ham at the creation museum in kentucky. Nov 04, 2014 bill nye, well known as a televised educator and sometimes firebrand for science, follows a very public debate for evolution against creationism with a new book on the divide. Why bill nye won the creationism debate last night mother jones. Powell and discusses advances in science in support of evolution. The question debated was is creation a viable model of origins. Bill nye, well known as a televised educator and sometimes firebrand for science, follows a very public debate for evolution against creationism with a new book. I am an atheist, and i could have argued for creation more effectively than ken ham. Why bill nye won the creationism debate last night. See more ideas about evolution, creationism vs evolution and human evolution. Public schools and the bill nyeken ham debate answers in. Evolution and creationism in education still under debate. Post debate analyses and polls praised the science guy bill nye in his debate against creation museum president ken ham. Bill nye, ken ham set for nky evolution debate wcpo. On his high profile debate with creation museum founder ken ham, and.
This gracefully written book provides a tour through not just the big ideas of. In its broadest sense, creationism includes a continuum of religious views, which vary in their acceptance or rejection of scientific explanations such as evolution that describe the origin and development of natural phenomena. Creationism is the religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creation. Like many other commenters, i believe that bill nye did an excellent job i did notice that the real debate was not on creationism, but on whether we can know anything at all. It has been remarkable to hear from over 5,000 churches, christian colleges, and other groups that have told us they will be showing a live web stream of the debate in their auditoriums. Bill nye is a scientist, engineer, comedian, and inventor. What are the costs of denying evolution, one of biologys core tenets. By eric marrapodi, cnn belief blog coeditor cnnfamed tv scientist bill nye is slamming creationism in a new online video for big think titled creationism is.
Review of the ken hambill nye creation debate come. Sadly he made disparaging comments about me and even about our highly professional public safety officers. Why im glad bill nye debated young earth creationist ken ham. Early in the debate, nyes strategy seemed to be to simply show why hams brand of creationism is intellectually absurd, even as nye himself played the role of a reasonable man a phrase. Even the people on ken hams side were disappointed in his performance.
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