Hi, I'm Isaac and I just watched Bill Nye's
video, Creationism Is Not Appropriate For
Children
I am disappointed with Bill,
as a self proclaimed scientist and educator
he completely missed the correct way to address
this issue
instead he went with a passive aggressive
rant,
that from an objective view - ends up giving
more credit to the people he is trying to
criticize
He starts out saying
Denial of evolution is unique to the united
states
We're the most advanced technological society
When a portion of the population doesn't believe
in evolution it holds EVERYONE back
Do you see the problem with this? His own
assertions contradict themselves
Creationism is some how holding us back, and
yet we are some how the most innovative?
If anything, his points suggest believing
in creationism has made us more advanced
I don't think He says anything valid throughout
the entire video.
If you do comment below and I'll respond when
I can.
He ends by saying that if you don't accept
evolution
you have to live in a world that's
completely inconsistent with the entire observable
universe.
This is such a blatant lie that It makes me
doubt Mr. Nye's integrity.
There are plenty of creationists in our scientific
community
Having a different belief in HOW our world
came into being
does not inhibit one's ability to understand
what it is today.
In fact, it is through the exploration of
a variety of theories that science finds its
strength
personally, I think the Theory of Evolution
is valid,
BUT I also believe a person's journey to their
own belief is more important than a specific
destination
what do I mean by this?
People need to find their way to truth, and
not simply conform out of fear.
A celebrity claiming that creationists are
doomed to fail in life, and that they're hurting
their children
could be considered the same type of fear
mongering as when
a preacher claims that evolutionists will
burn in hell for their lack of faith.
People should be encouraged to analyze evidence
and think critically about what they see.
They should learn to recognize cognitive dissonance
and the confirmation bias within themselves
and seek to overcome that.
What has given our country an advantage is
our freedom to explore different concepts
and determine for ourselves what speaks to
us as truth.
As one of our founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson
put it,
"...if there be a God,
he must more approve of the homage of reason
than that of blindfolded fear."
As long as we hold true to that spirit, we
are not bound by the small minds that surround
us.
