Bill Nye vs Ken Ham: Evolution hoedown!

[Crissi]

Because I thought this was interesting. Link: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...s-live-tonight

Live link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6kgvhG3AkI

*puts on team Bill shirt*
Although as much as I dislike "earth is 6000 years old" people, gotta give some respect to wanting to debate a well known science promoter.

[Torq]

I just keep getting errors with the feed

[Wells]

Had to leave the office part way through Nye's first go, but Ham was pretty atrocious.

[stumpy]

Even talking to them legitimizes their bullshit.

[Crissi]

I actually dated for a year and a half a guy whose family owns a creationist museum in Glen Rose. Do you know how awkward that was for me when i had to keep my mouth shut while they talked about how modern science is wrong?

Anyways, i thought it was interesting.

[Rukentuts]

And just think, there are public schools that teach Ham's bullshit.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

I actually dated for a year and a half a guy whose family owns a creationist museum in Glen Rose. Do you know how awkward that was for me when i had to keep my mouth shut while they talked about how modern science is wrong?

Anyways, i thought it was interesting.

I suppose it's better then dating an actor who is in the scientology church

[Moralgy]

Everything Ken Ham keeps going to boils down to, "it is possible because magic."

[Sorshen]

Listening to Ken Ham makes me cringe. "There's a book that tells us where matter comes from" -what?

Also, someone should tell him about
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-22_b
Earth is not the center and be-all-end-all of "creation".

[Waaldo]

*Clicked link*
"God created stars to show us how powerful he is"
*Laugh so unbelievable hard my mom thinks I'm dying*
*Close tab*

What a fucking disgrace to the human race, I can't fathom why anyone would believe these asinine theories.
Like Rukentuts said; although he isn't just holding this country back. He, along with all the other like him, are holding the whole world back.

[kritisk]

Most times this kind of debate hurts logical arguments in favor of science more than it helps. It also opens up ridiculous viewpoints as legitimate as they are part of the debate. So regardless of a proper debate "win" or "loss" I think it does nothing more than cause us all to lose a bit because it gives legitimacy to many inane theories and irresponsible people.

[Noomz]

As much as I love idiots being owned, this thread is a bit rulebreaking.

[Sorshen]

As much as I love idiots being owned, this thread is a bit rulebreaking.

Cthulhu forbid we learn something about the universe.

[Crissi]

As much as I love idiots being owned, this thread is a bit rulebreaking.

*confused* which rule?

[Endus]

This thread is borderline enough that I think it'll lead to religion bashing if it continues, so I'm just going to proactively close it before I have to get "frownyface" on people.