Bad, bad idea.
Unless Bill Nye has set some strict preconditions, he’s likely to become a victim of the infamous “Gish Gallop” and walk away looking like a fool. Creationists are experts at snowing people and tossing out lie after lie faster than they can be rebutted. Also, Bill Nye is not a life scientist, so is probably NOT an expert on the many many ways that we use evolutionary theory in every aspect of our daily work.
I just hope Bill does his homework very thoroughly first, and watches some of those “debates” ahead of time so that he is prepared for the deluge of lies and misrepresentations he is about to receive.
I saw a video of whom I think is the creationist debating here some time ago.
I looked at it just for a laugh, but I had to admit that the dude was a sharp presenter. Very rapid-fire, and would easily convince a person that didnt know better. He definitely brings his A-game to stuff like this.
Gee.
I didn't realize I was an expert at snowing people and tossing out lie after lie.
Yes, I'm a creationist. Don't expect to change anybody's mind about it. Just decided for myself when I believed that Christ was born of a virgin, died for my sins, and read the account of creation in Genesis and Matthew that he must be God alright. It's my choice and I see no reason to get in somebody's face about it.
Still, it's strange to be on FR and have somebody categorize me as a liar for believing in creation.
You mean the science lies such as Global Warming, Acid Rain, DDT scare, Ozone Hole growing, Spotted Owl and Evolution. Which side spends its entire time lying?
Pray America is Waking
It was recently pointed out that only about 3% of the biological cell, which has been likened to the almost unending complexity of a vast city, is currently understood by scientists. Do you seriously believe that this almost incomprehensible level of complexity - and purposeful design - is wholly the product of blind chance?
If we were walking in a forest and came across a wristwatch lying on the ground, and if I exclaimed that here arose a most marvelous confluence of natural forces, i.e, lightning, combining with and just the right proportion of minerals, etc., to produce such an artifact, you would consider me to be insane.
To assert that infinite complexity and design arises totally spontaneously is contrary to reason. I challenge you to have the courage to resist the atheistic attack on the Divine act of Creation.