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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, [[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.
'''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===
[[File:Bill Nye 2.PNG|right|250px|thumb|Bill Nye doing a [[Hitler]] salute at a pro-[[scientism]] rally.<ref>https://t.me/Jack_Posobiec/56461</ref>]]
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"/>
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==Abortion==
==Abortion==