[Manic!]

LOL!!!!

Bill Nye Boo'd In Texas For Saying The Moon Reflects The Sun - Think Atheist (http://www.thinkatheist.com/profiles/blogs/bill-nye-bood-in-texas-for/)

Bill Nye, the harmless children's edu-tainer known as "The Science Guy," managed to offend a select group of adults in Waco, Texas at a presentation, when he suggested that the moon does not emit light, but instead reflects the light of the sun.

As even most elementary-school graduates know, the moon reflects the light of the sun but produces no light of its own.

But don't tell that to the good people of Waco, who were "visibly angered by what some perceived as irreverence," according to the Waco Tribune.

Nye was in town to participate in McLennan Community College's Distinguished Lecture Series. He gave two lectures on such unfunny and adult topics as global warming, Mars exploration, and energy consumption.

But nothing got people as riled as when he brought up Genesis 1:16, which reads: "God made two great lights -- the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars."

The lesser light, he pointed out, is not a light at all, but only a reflector.

At this point, several people in the audience stormed out in fury. One woman yelled "We believe in God!" and left with three children, thus ensuring that people across America would read about the incident and conclude that Waco is as nutty as they'd always suspected.

This story originally appeared in the Waco Tribune, but the newspaper has mysteriously pulled its story from the online version, presumably to avoid further embarrassment.

http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/04/06/04062006wacbillnye.html

[El Bastardo]

ib4 the Revscene Amero-Hate

[FN-2199]

I'll start.


...Only in America. :facepalm:

[Gridlock]

Reading the title, I thought to myself, "self, how could Bill Nye offend anyone?"

And then the answer, of course was THE TRUTH! He offended them with truth.

[gdoh]

he seems to have rustled their jimmies

[RacePace]

He's over it

https://p.twimg.com/ArfjNc4CIAA4z1M.jpg:large

[spoon.ek9]

hahahah... wow. ignorant people be ignorant. the "elementary-graduates" comment made me lol :rofl:

[TheKingdom2000]

He probably knew that was going to be the response.
Whenever you bring religion into the mix, there is bound to be uproar.

[StylinRed]

i dont see why they're mad its still a light to "govern the night"



but odd that Nye would even bring that up.... since he's not speaking to elementary kids... he must have been trying to ruffle some feathers

[elwell]

He could of been experimenting the crowd to see their reactions lol

[murd0c]

And people wonder why the US has been in a debt crises for years .... Stupid fucken people who have no common sence.

[Teh Doucher]

Christians :facepalm:

[GLOW]

he must have been trying to ruffle some feathers

scientific :troll:

[Pooface55]

Bill Nye the science guy. Bill, bill bill bill bill bill.........:fullofwin:

[GGnoRE]

One woman yelled "We believe in God!" and left with three children



I feel bad for those children... what will they learn. They are probably forbiddened from watching any Bill Nye material now. :okay:

[MeowMeow]

I learned something new today :pokerface:

[FiveDime]

oh religion.

I find it funny that adults dismiss Santa Clause but believe in Jesus. They are one in the same... a fairy tale.

[Psykopathik]

And people wonder why the US has been in a debt crises for years .... Stupid fucken people who have no common sence.

"sense"

:troll:

Texans
:fulloffuck:

[Matlock]

I thought this sounded familiar...

Link is from 2009....

[InvisibleSoul]

:fuckthatshit:

[Presto]

I thought this sounded familiar...

Link is from 2009....

It's, actually, from April 2006:
'The Science Guy' is entertaining and provocative at MCC lecture (http://web.archive.org/web/20060412101020/http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/04/06/04062006wacbillnye.html)

The next day, Nye was on Olbermann talking about it:
'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for April 7 - msnbc tv - Countdown with Keith Olbermann - msnbc.com (http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12252465)

UNGER: …Let’s start first, though, with what happened to you during that lecture. Now as a scientist you come across this sort of heckling from time to time?…

NYE: I have to tell you guys, I didn’t think I was heckled. People left. I don’t remember being heckled. I got a standing O at the end…

UNGER: Lots of shouts out there. That was kind of a heckle.

NYE: Let’s—I don’t want to get to far afield here and talk too much about me, but I was talking about how a very famous reverend, Jerry Falwell insisted that he thinks that global climate change, global heating is a myth, and he was going to buy a Chevy Suburban the next time he had an opportunity, and I pointed out that that’s bad.

And that the literal interpretation of the Bible, to me, is not satisfactory, it’s just not enough information…

Some people left because they were concerned. Knock yourselves out. But people—we have taxpayers and voters that don’t believe in global heating, think it’s a myth. That’s not in anybody’s best interest. I’m going to tell you, as a scientist and so on, engineer and taxpayer and voter that global heating, global warming is a very serious problem. And you can’t ignore it. It’s a problem discovered through the process of science. So it’s a worthy thing.

[drunkrussian]

nobody blamed china for somehow causing this yet?

[lgman]

maybe Richard Hammon should help paint in big giant pink font "ATHEISM.ORG" on the side of his tour bus see how many windows get taken out.

[pinn3r]

humans aren't creatures of logic; they're creatures of emotion

some fucking people man :facepalm:

[yukikaze203]

revscene news is better than tv news :fullofwin:

[Tim Budong]

Nothing is as bad as Westboro

[CorneringArtist]

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc47/Malallory/Gifs%20and%20such/Cool%20Bored%20Get%20some/tumblr_laq1rhtvZz1qzgeemo1_500.gif

They're stupid.

[SkinnyPupp]

Bill Nye is so awesome for promoting science and critical thinking to kids and adults. The difference is kids haven't learned to be ignorant cunts yet, so this is the kind of reaction only adults would have.

[CharlesInCharge]

I think you guys are ignorant... religion is touchy subject, some dont believe it like me but want it because it teaches people good core values. Here we have Bill Nye who is a really well known and respected guy, all about science... and what he did was spit in the face of religious people by quoting that whole religious shit and pronouncing the fact that god is incorrect!
It may be because Bill isnt that smart to realize what he did, or that he was clearly trolling or had some kind of agenda. End of story.

i dont see why they're mad its still a light to "govern the night"

but odd that Nye would even bring that up.... since he's not speaking to elementary kids... he must have been trying to ruffle some feathersHe could pass for a good troll face.
http://ca.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20101017/300.BillNye.tg.111710.jpg

[MindBomber]

I think you guys are ignorant... religion is touchy subject, some dont believe it like me but want it because it teaches people good core values. Here we have Bill Nye who is a really well known and respected guy, all about science... and what he did was spit in the face of religious people by quoting that whole religious shit and pronouncing the fact that god is incorrect!
It may be because Bill isnt that smart to realize what he did, or that he was clearly trolling or had some kind of agenda. End of story.


You're an idiot, that is in no way an accurate interpretation.

Bill Nye was not bashing religion, he was promoting the necessity of not accepting scripture at face value. The bible was not given to man by god, it was written by men who interpreted both oral and textual religious teachings and documented them in text. Man being fundamentally flawed, his interpretations are as well. That's an indisputable fact. The statement that the moon is a light emitting object is flawed, that is scientific fact. The religious idiot, Jerry Falwell, insists global warming is a myth, based on scripture. Raising the flawed statement that the moon is a light emitting object was simply citing precedence to support the argument that Falwell is an idiot, like most American Christians, who need to open their eyes and use their minds because the world is suffering as a result of a refusal to do so.

[CharlesInCharge]

That all sounds good if you are on his litigation team to cover up his dumb ass, but you lack common sense to understand that what he said was a blow to religion coming from a well known TV scientist. You think elementary kids are going know he was "promoting the necessity of not accepting scripture at face value", no they are going to think science just pwned god and lose confidence in it.

p.s. if your avatar is a young man with implants, you have truly trolled RevScene.

[IfUCare]

i'm going to have to come out and say it.
fuck political correctness, fuck handling religions with gloves.
just because a bunch of dumb hicks are offended by things we can prove, because their beloved book said so. we have to pretend that it's ok?
fuck no.
SO what if bill nye came out and stomped on a bible, should we torch him?
no, because no one would care if i stomped on a comic book.
We should teach kids, logic, reasoning, good fundamental knowledge, and facts. Not a super jewish zombie that died and cameback from the dead 2000 years ago for sins he bestowed upon all people.

/rant

[MindBomber]

That all sounds good if you are on his litigation team to cover up his dumb ass, but you lack common sense to understand that what he said was a blow to religion coming from a well known TV scientist. You think elementary kids are going know he was "promoting the necessity of not accepting scripture at face value", no they are going to think science just pwned god and lose confidence in it.

p.s. if your avatar is a young man with implants, you have truly trolled RevScene.

It's a pretty fucking simple concept that an elementary school aged child should be capable of comprehending and therefore taught alongside religion to give them a more complete and useful understanding of it, rather than endowing them with potentially flawed ideas. My favourite game in kindergarten was telephone, that simple game is based on and teaches the fact that meaning changes after multiple translations, with the founding idea sometimes being completely lost. The numerous different sects of all religions, including the extremists who have done such profound damage to Islam, are an example of the varying interpretations that result from a reading of a single founding text. Read archaic latin and hebrew scripture alongside the modern english translations, they're dramatically different but the modern english translations are taught and followed to the letter.

No, it is not a young man with implants. It's a gorgeous young woman who works out, not exactly a crazy idea.

[CharlesInCharge]

It's a pretty fucking simple concept that an elementary school aged child should be capable of comprehending and therefore taught alongside religion to give them a more complete and useful understanding of it, rather than endowing them with potentially flawed ideas.Not everyone's parents are going re-reinforce religion. Remember kids this age are watching Power Rangers so they lack your level of insight. Bill dissed religion in his speak, kids will think religion is flawed to follow.

My favourite game in kindergarten was telephone, that simple game is based on and teaches the fact that meaning changes after multiple translations, with the founding idea sometimes being completely lost. The numerous different sects of all religions, including the extremists who have done such profound damage to Islam, are an example of the varying interpretations that result from a reading of a single founding text. Read archaic latin and hebrew scripture alongside the modern english translations, they're dramatically different but the modern english translations are taught and followed to the letter.What ever, Bill Nye represents science, an opposition to a holy being... he is not rewriting a truth version... he is dissing religion when he reveals the scripts are wrong.

i'm going to have to come out and say it.
fuck political correctness, fuck handling religions with gloves.
just because a bunch of dumb hicks are offended by things we can prove, because their beloved book said so. we have to pretend that it's ok?
fuck no.
SO what if bill nye came out and stomped on a bible, should we torch him?
no, because no one would care if i stomped on a comic book.
We should teach kids, logic, reasoning, good fundamental knowledge, and facts. Not a super jewish zombie that died and cameback from the dead 2000 years ago for sins he bestowed upon all people.

/rantHere is the value of religion put in your face... if a hungry crack head started punching you in the head and emptying your pockets in our society, people would get out their phones and stare, but in the Islamic republic of Iran where religion is in the moral fabric of society, people would come to your rescue. A country that respects good moral values is a better standard/teaching than one where corporations/entities with the most money can dictate what is indoctrinated.

[MindBomber]

Not everyone's parents are going re-reinforce religion. Remember kids this age are watching Power Rangers so they lack your level of insight. Bill dissed religion in his speak, kids will think religion is flawed to follow.

Nye did not in any way put down religion, he simply stated that direct, unquestioned interpretations of scripture are not always entirely accurate, such as the moon being a light emitting satellite. That is not different than the differences between the varying interpretations of the bible offered by the branches of Christianity.

What ever, Bill Nye represents science, an opposition to a holy being... he is not rewriting a truth version... he is dissing religion when he reveals the scripts are wrong.


Then what do you suppose should be done?

Man's understand of the universe was in it's infancy at the time of the original Hebrew and Latin recordings of religious teachings, and remained that way at the time of the translations to English during the renaissance. God did not endow us with his divine knowledge, but did give us the power of reason and through that we advance. With advancement man has gained the understanding that the moon does not have the ability to emit light, so should we ignore that oversight and pretend it's the only one or accept that man and not god created through documentation religious scripture. Man does not possess the divine knowledge and understanding of God, we are flawed and all things we do are, so scripture inevitably is as well.

[SkinnyPupp]

MindBomber don't bother. You can't have a rational discussion with an irrational person. If there were more of him, he would be booing you right now.

[MindBomber]

MindBomber don't bother. You can't have a rational discussion with an irrational person. If there were more of him, he would be booing you right now.

I enjoy poking holes in Arash's logic :nyan:

[SpuGen]

Not everyone's parents are going re-reinforce religion. Remember kids this age are watching Power Rangers[b] so they lack your level of insight. Bill dissed religion in his speak, kids will think religion is flawed to follow.

Power Rangers was my Generation, which is probably 2 or 3 Generations now. Did the rock provide sufficient shelter?

Here is the value of religion put in your face... [b]if a hungry crack head started punching you in the head and emptying your pockets in our society, people would get out their phones and stare, but in the Islamic republic of Iran where religion is in the moral fabric of society, people would come to your rescue. A country that respects good moral values is a better standard/teaching than one where corporations/entities with the most money can dictate what is indoctrinated.

:fulloffuck:
Are you still stuck in the 50's?
Have you ever fought crazy? Nothing beats crazy.
Crack heads don't just randomly attack people. And I'm pretty sure suicide bombers are more dangerous than some crack head in the back alley behind Keefer St.

[Teh Doucher]

Here is the value of religion put in your face... if a hungry crack head started punching you in the head and emptying your pockets in our society, people would get out their phones and stare, but in the Islamic republic of Iran where religion is in the moral fabric of society, people would come to your rescue. A country that respects good moral values is a better standard/teaching than one where corporations/entities with the most money can dictate what is indoctrinated.

:rukidding:

[SkinnyPupp]

I enjoy poking holes in Arash's logic :nyan:

If religious people were logical, there wouldn't be religion

[CRS]

MindBomber don't bother. You can't have a rational discussion with an irrational person. If there were more of him, he would be booing you right now.

Never argue with an idiot as they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

[MR_BIGGS]

The provincial election just finished here in Alberta.

Alberta almost elected a premier who isn't convinced climate change is real. She believes that the science isn’t settled and we need to continue to monitor the debate in the scientific community.

[GLOW]

p.s. if your avatar is a young man with implants, you have truly trolled RevScene.

:fulloffuck:

[GGnoRE]

If people were as dumb as CharlesInCharge and too scared to speak the truth regardless of who the audience is, then Science would have stopped in its track long time ago. You (i.e. CharlesInCharge) would still be living in stone-age and would not be entitled to the technology (derived from scientific knowledge) you use on a daily basis.

Ever heard of Galileo Galilei?
Here's a link to the wiki if you skipped middle school. Galileo Galilei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei)


Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of science", and "the Father of Modern Science".

...

Galileo's championing of heliocentrism was controversial within his lifetime, when most subscribed to either geocentrism or the Tychonic system.

...

He was tried by the Inquisition, found "vehemently suspect of heresy", forced to recant, and spent the rest of his life under house arrest.

[pinn3r]

That all sounds good if you are on his litigation team to cover up his dumb ass, but you lack common sense to understand that what he said was a blow to religion coming from a well known TV scientist. You think elementary kids are going know he was "promoting the necessity of not accepting scripture at face value", no they are going to think science just pwned god and lose confidence in it.

p.s. if your avatar is a young man with implants, you have truly trolled RevScene.

if everybody was like you, we'd all be fucked
Nye didn't insult anybody; he's just stating the damn truth
there's a difference between being an ignorant fuck and being religious

p.s. science did pwn god

[Brianrietta]

http://cdn1.diggstatic.com/story/playing_chess_with_pigeons_debating_creationists/o.png

"Debating creationists on the topic of evolution or anything for that matter is rather like trying to play chess with a pigeon — it knocks the pieces over, craps on the board, and flies back to its flock to claim victory." -- (amazon.com book review comment by Scott Weitzenhoffer)

[CorneringArtist]

BOOOOOOOO, YOU SUCK MINDBOMBER, STOP BELIEVING IN WHAT I DON'T BELIEVE~!

:troll:

That aside, you'd think that people would be open-minded to scientific interpretation, so some form of polite debate can occur. But nope, I guess you can't fix stupid.

[GLOW]

p.s. science did pwn god

but what if God created science...

http://ct.fra.bz/i60/5/12/8/f_8321a8380c.jpg

[m!chael]

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[FiveDime]

religion put in your face... if a hungry crack head started punching you in the head and emptying your pockets in our society, people would get out their phones and stare, but in the Islamic republic of Iran where religion is in the moral fabric of society, people would come to your rescue. A country that respects good moral values is a better standard/teaching than one where corporations/entities with the most money can dictate what is indoctrinated.



If you have to get your moral values from a book and not from wanting just being a good person, you have to give your head a shake.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

[Excelsis]

Here is the value of religion put in your face... if a hungry crack head started punching you in the head and emptying your pockets in our society, people would get out their phones and stare, but in the Islamic republic of Iran where religion is in the moral fabric of society, people would blow themselves up for you.


http://2media.nowpublic.net/images//56/7d/567d4330074c3b1bfe5065581ea096db.jpg

[instantneedles]

Who the fuck teaches a scientific lecture and uses a bible verse as a counter-example

[SkinnyPupp]

Who the fuck teaches a scientific lecture and uses a bible verse as a counter-example
He was lecturing on critical thinking. Nothing makes a better counter example of critical thinking than religion.

[RevYouUp]

Walk into Science class in HS and Bill Nye is on the TV..

:fuckyea: