Nye handed Ken Ham his own ass in this debate.
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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
debate? there's a debate about this kind of thing? why did Nye the science guy waste 2 hours of his life on it? is he going to participate in a flat earth debate later this week?
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Here's the thing:
Some people will say there's no point in debating because:
a) each side is preaching to its own choir; or
b) it gives credibility to the idiotic idea of creationism.
To a), I have to point out that a lot of atheists were born into religious upbringings and might have been fundamentalist believers before later becoming atheists. There are definitely people who can and will listen to reason and - with enough exposure to the evidence - may re-evaluate their position.
As for b), there is already a significant percentage of the US population that holds creationism to be true. This isn't even a worry, it's a reality. And the best way to shut it down is to address it head-on, as Bill Nye did.
To us, it seems ridiculous ie: flat Earth debate, but that's because the vast majority of our population doesn't believe in creationism and those who do keep their mouths shut lest they be marginalized as idiots.