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In 2012 he produced a video attacking the teaching of Biblical creation to children. In the video, he said: "I say to the grownups, '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.'"<ref name="huffpo_interview">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/08/28/bill-nye-creationism_n_1837505.html</ref> In an interview on the topic he said "[t]he biblical stories were presented to me, but they never seemed reasonable."<ref name="huffpo_interview"/>  This stance, needless to say, does not sit well with the [[Answers in Genesis]] (AiG) organization, a [[Christian apologetics]] ministry, which argues that by supporting censoring the teaching of biblical creation, Nye thus supported brainwashing children with evolution rather than letting them have a balanced education on the topic.<ref>Mitchell, Elizabeth, Dr. (August 30, 2012). [https://answersingenesis.org/train-up-a-child/bill-nyes-crusade-for-your-kids/ Bill Nye’s Crusade for Your Kids]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved January 17, 2017.</ref> That organization publicly called on Nye to debate the creation-evolution issue.<ref>Ham, Ken (September 8, 2012). [https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2012/09/08/we-are-publicly-challenging-bill-nye-to-a-debate/ We Are Publicly Challenging Bill Nye to a Debate]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved January 17, 2017.</ref>

In 2012 he produced a video attacking the teaching of Biblical creation to children. In the video, he said: "I say to the grownups, '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.'"<ref name="huffpo_interview">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/08/28/bill-nye-creationism_n_1837505.html</ref> In an interview on the topic he said "[t]he biblical stories were presented to me, but they never seemed reasonable."<ref name="huffpo_interview"/>  This stance, needless to say, does not sit well with the [[Answers in Genesis]] (AiG) organization, a [[Christian apologetics]] ministry, which argues that by supporting censoring the teaching of biblical creation, Nye thus supported brainwashing children with evolution rather than letting them have a balanced education on the topic.<ref>Mitchell, Elizabeth, Dr. (August 30, 2012). [https://answersingenesis.org/train-up-a-child/bill-nyes-crusade-for-your-kids/ Bill Nye’s Crusade for Your Kids]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved January 17, 2017.</ref> That organization publicly called on Nye to debate the creation-evolution issue.<ref>Ham, Ken (September 8, 2012). [https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2012/09/08/we-are-publicly-challenging-bill-nye-to-a-debate/ We Are Publicly Challenging Bill Nye to a Debate]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved January 17, 2017.</ref>

===The 2014 Ken Ham debate===

===2014 debate with Ken Ham===

::''Main article: [[Bill Nye / Ken Ham debate of February 4, 2014]].''

::''Main article: [[Bill Nye / Ken Ham debate of February 4, 2014]].''