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[[File:BillNyeSG.jpg|thumb|200px|Bill Nye]]

[[File:BillNyeSG.jpg|thumb|200px|Bill Nye]]

'''William Sanford Nye''' (born November 27, 1955; generally known as '''Bill Nye''' or '''Bill Nye the Science Guy''') is an engineer, television personality, and [[Secular|secular activist]]<ref>Cedar, Joshua (September 19, 2017). [https://answersingenesis.org/reviews/movies/bill-nye-science-guy-or-secular-activist/ ''Bill Nye: Science Guy'' or Secular Activist?] ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved January 15, 2018.</ref> known for his children's television series ''Bill Nye the Science Guy'', a [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] show which was broadcast on [[PBS]] in the 1990s, winning several Emmy Awards.  Videos of the show are often used in [[public schools]].<ref>Original research by [[User:DMorris]]</ref>  He wears a signature bow tie during public appearances.<ref>https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blogs/secretlife/engineering/bill-nye/ He gives a lecture on tying bow ties</ref>  He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from [[Cornell University]], and has received several honorary doctorates.

'''William Sanford Nye''' (born November 27, 1955; generally known as '''Bill Nye''' or '''Bill Nye the Science Guy''') is an engineer, television personality, failed comedian, and [[atheist activist]] (see also: [[Celebrity atheists]])<ref>Cedar, Joshua (September 19, 2017). [https://answersingenesis.org/reviews/movies/bill-nye-science-guy-or-secular-activist/ ''Bill Nye: Science Guy'' or Secular Activist?] ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved January 15, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://evolutionnews.org/2017/05/bill-nye-insults-the-world-creationists-have-small-brains/ Bill Nye Insults the World: “Creationists” Have “Small Brains”]</ref> known for his children's television series ''Bill Nye the Science Guy'', a [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] show which was broadcast on [[PBS]] in the 1990s, winning several Emmy Awards.  Videos of the show are often used in [[public schools]], where he is frequently mocked by the students.<ref>Original research by [[User:DMorris]]</ref>  He wears a signature bow tie during public appearances.<ref>https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blogs/secretlife/engineering/bill-nye/ He gives a lecture on tying bow ties</ref>  He thinks that teenagers like him but in reality only nerds who can’t get a prom date like him; likely every two syllable insult in the English language has been substituted for “science” in his show’s intro music by school children who mock him. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from [[Cornell University]], and has received several honorary doctorates.

He is a "science popularizer", that is, one who writes or lectures about scientific topics for the lay public.  In this regard he is similar to such past and contemporary popularizers as [[Humphrey Davy]], [[Michael Faraday]], [[Arthur Eddington]], [[Isaac Asimov]], [[Carl Sagan]], and [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]].  Some of these people were/are notable scientists in their own right;  Mr. Nye is not.

He is a "science popularizer", that is, one who writes or lectures about scientific topics for the lay public.  In this regard he is similar to such past and contemporary popularizers as [[Humphrey Davy]], [[Michael Faraday]], [[Arthur Eddington]], [[Isaac Asimov]], [[Carl Sagan]], and [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]].  Some of these people were/are notable scientists in their own right;  Mr. Nye is not.

His mother was probably a codebreaker during the Second World War.<ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/bill-nye-codebreaker-mom-science-teachers-can-change-world/</ref>

His mother was probably a codebreaker during the Second World War.<ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/bill-nye-codebreaker-mom-science-teachers-can-change-world/</ref>

Perhaps because of the way he has dealt with his fame, Mr. Nye sometimes exhibits bad judgment in making statements out of his known field of expertise, or says things in an overly theatrical way, that may seem silly when viewed as purely scientific statements.  He has recently developed an exaggerated and flamboyant speaking style, to a degree that many traditional scientists may find distasteful.  Some examples of this will be given below. Nye admitted in 2017 that his "worst intellectual habit" his jumping to conclusions, something which may explain his stances of creation and climate change.<ref>Illing, Sean (June 17, 2017). [https://www.vox.com/9-questions/2017/6/17/15820852/bill-nye-9-questions-interview 9 questions for Bill Nye]. ''Vox''. Retrieved January 15, 2018.</ref>

Perhaps because of the way he has dealt with his fame, Mr. Nye sometimes exhibits bad judgment in making statements out of his known field of expertise, or says things in an overly theatrical way, that may seem silly when viewed as purely scientific statements.  He has recently developed an exaggerated and flamboyant speaking style, to a degree that many traditional scientists may find distasteful.  Some examples of this will be given below. Nye admitted in 2017 that his "worst intellectual habit" is jumping to conclusions, something which may explain his stances of creation and climate change.<ref>Illing, Sean (June 17, 2017). [https://www.vox.com/9-questions/2017/6/17/15820852/bill-nye-9-questions-interview 9 questions for Bill Nye]. ''Vox''. Retrieved January 15, 2018.</ref>

==Evolution and Creation==

==Evolution and Creation==

===2017 March for Science===

===2017 March for Science===

In April 2017, Nye participated in the [[March for Science]],<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/22/march-for-science-bill-nye-rallies-thousands-in-dc-amid-threat-trump-budget-cuts.html March for Science: Bill Nye rallies thousands in DC amid threat of Trump budget cuts]. ''Fox News''. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.</ref> which critics noted was an attempt to promote their political views through "science."<ref>Lowry, Rich (April 24, 2017). [http://nypost.com/2017/04/24/it-was-a-march-to-politicize-science-not-save-it/ It was a march to politicize science, not save it]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved April 27, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/24/greg-gutfeld-slams-bill-nye-science-guy-earth-day-march-climate-change Gutfeld Slams Bill Nye: March For Science Was Really 'March for Silence']. ''Fox News Insider''. April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Shapiro, Ben (April 26, 2017). [https://www.nationalreview.com/article/447048/bill-nye-science-guy-march-science-left-politics-religion Science vs. Science™!] ''National Review''. Retrieved April 27, 2017.</ref> Nye himself stated around the same time that "science is political."<ref name="SciencePolitical"/>

In April 2017, Nye participated in the [[March for Science]],<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/22/march-for-science-bill-nye-rallies-thousands-in-dc-amid-threat-trump-budget-cuts.html March for Science: Bill Nye rallies thousands in DC amid threat of Trump budget cuts]. ''Fox News''. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.</ref> which critics noted was an attempt to promote their political views through "science."<ref>Lowry, Rich (April 24, 2017). [http://nypost.com/2017/04/24/it-was-a-march-to-politicize-science-not-save-it/ It was a march to politicize science, not save it]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved April 27, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/24/greg-gutfeld-slams-bill-nye-science-guy-earth-day-march-climate-change Gutfeld Slams Bill Nye: March For Science Was Really 'March for Silence']. ''Fox News Insider''. April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Shapiro, Ben (April 26, 2017). [https://www.nationalreview.com/article/447048/bill-nye-science-guy-march-science-left-politics-religion Science vs. Science™!] ''National Review''. Retrieved April 27, 2017.</ref> Nye himself stated around the same time that "science is political."<ref name="SciencePolitical"/>

==Abortion==

==Abortion==

In late April 2016, [[Weather Channel]] founder [[John Coleman]] (a meteorologist for over six decades), accused Bill Nye of being ''"a pretend scientist in a bow tie."'' He went on to add that ''"In 20 or 30 years, when Nye is an old man, he will realize how wrong he was as the Earth continue to be a just a great place to live."''<ref>[http://www.climatedepot.com/2016/04/29/weather-channel-founder-slams-bill-nye-calls-him-a-pretend-scientist-in-a-bow-tie/ Weather Channel Founder Slams Bill Nye: Calls him ‘a pretend scientist in a bow tie’]</ref>

In late April 2016, [[Weather Channel]] founder [[John Coleman]] (a meteorologist for over six decades), accused Bill Nye of being ''"a pretend scientist in a bow tie."'' He went on to add that ''"In 20 or 30 years, when Nye is an old man, he will realize how wrong he was as the Earth continue to be a just a great place to live."''<ref>[http://www.climatedepot.com/2016/04/29/weather-channel-founder-slams-bill-nye-calls-him-a-pretend-scientist-in-a-bow-tie/ Weather Channel Founder Slams Bill Nye: Calls him ‘a pretend scientist in a bow tie’]</ref>

Nye was strongly criticized in April 2017 when he released his Netflix TV show ''Bill Nye Saves The World'', which was full of vulgarity, sarcasm, and segregation of people who disagreed with Nye's own interpretations.<ref>[https://answersingenesis.org/reviews/tv/bill-nye-saves-the-world-netflix-series-review/ Bill Nye Saves the World Netflix Series Review]. ''Answers in Genesis''. April 25, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.</ref> In it, he promoted his political and social views of [[Gender confusion|gender identity]] and environmentalism, appearing to place those views over actual science.<ref>Bokhari, Allum (April 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/26/bill-nye-destroyed-his-scientific-credibility-in-a-single-netflix-episode/ BOKHARI: Bill Nye Destroyed His ‘Scientific’ Credibility In A Single Netflix Episode]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 26, 2017.</ref> He used perverted illustrations and popular songs to prove his arguments regarding gender, rather than actual science.<ref>Kew, Ben (May 2, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/05/02/bill-nye-uses-ice-cream-cartoon-to-teach-about-the-flavors-of-sexuality/ Bill Nye Uses Ice Cream Cartoon to Teach About ‘Flavors of Sexuality’ (Video)]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 2, 2017.<br>'''WARNING: some content is inappropriate and disturbing'''</ref> In contrast to his stated views in his 2017 Netflix show, by stated in his 1996 ''Bill Nye the Science Guy'' show that chromosomes determine gender and that male and female were the only possible genders.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2017/04/bill-nye-in-96-chromosomes-determine-gender/ Bill Nye in '96: Chromosomes determine gender]. ''WND''. April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.</ref> Some of Nye's colleagues on his show made extreme comments. Marcella Arguello, a writer for the show, wrote on Twitter that the deaths of "a few old a** conservative white men" would be worth it if it lead to [[gun control]].<ref>Bokhari, Allum (June 24, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/06/24/bill-nye-writer-says-shes-ok-old-ass-conservative-white-men-dying-following-scalise-shooting/ Bill Nye Show Writer Ready to Accept Deaths of ‘Old Ass Conservative White Men’ If It Sparks Gun Control Debate]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 25, 2017.</ref>

Nye was strongly criticized in April 2017 when he released his Netflix TV show ''Bill Nye Saves The World'', which was full of vulgarity, sarcasm, and segregation of people who disagreed with Nye's own interpretations.<ref>[https://answersingenesis.org/reviews/tv/bill-nye-saves-the-world-netflix-series-review/ Bill Nye Saves the World Netflix Series Review]. ''Answers in Genesis''. April 25, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.</ref> In it, he promoted his political and social views of [[Gender confusion|gender identity]] and environmentalism, appearing to place those views over actual science.<ref>Bokhari, Allum (April 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/26/bill-nye-destroyed-his-scientific-credibility-in-a-single-netflix-episode/ BOKHARI: Bill Nye Destroyed His ‘Scientific’ Credibility In A Single Netflix Episode]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 26, 2017.</ref> He used perverted illustrations and popular songs to prove his arguments regarding gender, rather than actual science.<ref>Kew, Ben (May 2, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/05/02/bill-nye-uses-ice-cream-cartoon-to-teach-about-the-flavors-of-sexuality/ Bill Nye Uses Ice Cream Cartoon to Teach About ‘Flavors of Sexuality’ (Video)]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 2, 2017.<br>'''WARNING: some content is inappropriate and disturbing'''</ref> In contrast to his stated views in his 2017 Netflix show, Nye stated in his 1996 ''Bill Nye the Science Guy'' show that chromosomes determine gender and that male and female were the only possible genders.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2017/04/bill-nye-in-96-chromosomes-determine-gender/ Bill Nye in '96: Chromosomes determine gender]. ''WND''. April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.</ref> Some of Nye's colleagues on his show made extreme comments. Marcella Arguello, a writer for the show, wrote on Twitter that the deaths of "a few old a** conservative white men" would be worth it if it lead to [[gun control]].<ref>Bokhari, Allum (June 24, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/06/24/bill-nye-writer-says-shes-ok-old-ass-conservative-white-men-dying-following-scalise-shooting/ Bill Nye Show Writer Ready to Accept Deaths of ‘Old Ass Conservative White Men’ If It Sparks Gun Control Debate]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 25, 2017.</ref> During a segment on one episode, actress Rachel Bloom performed a "song" called Sex Junk.  It was very poorly received.

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