Bill Nye Quotes
I like to regard myself as someone who's capable of critical thought, that is to say, who can evaluate claims.
Quotes to Explore
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When people, some of them very intellectual, claim that evolution is not true, I get a little nervous.
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When you have a portion of the population that doesn't believe in (evolution) it holds everybody back, really.
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If we found life on Mars, it would change everybody's view of our place in space.
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I really believe in science. It is a faith. It is a reverence akin to religion. But as we always say, it's different from religion in that, as near as we can tell, it exists outside of us. It has an objective quality, the process of science.
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I encourage you to look at the world around you and think about how it works. My friends, you can go forth and make this world a better place.
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If you want grown-ups to recycle, just tell their kids the importance of recycling, and they'll be all over it.
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Television isn't inherently good or bad. You go to a bookstore, there are how many thousands of books, but how many of those do you want? Five? Television's the same way. If you're going to show people stuff, television is the way to go. Words and pictures show things.
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The passion and beauty and joy of science is that we humans have invented a process to understand the universe in a way that is true for everyone. We are finding universal truths.
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The more we learn about volcanoes, the more we learn about the earth. Learning about the earth is more important than it has ever been.
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I've got no problem with anybody's religion. But if you go claiming the Earth is only 10,000 years old, that's just wrong.
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If I were the king of the forest, and I’m not, we would have more astronomy.
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Carbon dioxide has never entered the atmosphere so fast. In 1976 the carbon dioxide level was at 0.03 percent. We've lived through a change to 0.04 percent.
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The Earth has never warmed this fast. We need to see how much we can change the world in the next 20 years.
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When you compare Mars to Earth, and Venus to Earth, you can see the problem earthlings face. We do not want to become Venus.
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Look at the facts. We need you to change things, not deny what's happening.
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I just want to remind us all there are billions of people in the world who are deeply religious, who get enriched by the wonderful sense of community by their religion. But these same people do not embrace the extraordinary view that the Earth is somehow only 6,000 years old.
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Global climate change is a big deal to me. We need to change our ways.
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I always liked show biz and got to make a few training films at Boeing. Soon after, I got the idea of a science show geared toward kids, around ages 8 through 12.
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If you're an adult and you choose not to believe in science, fine, but please don't prevent your children from learning about it and letting them draw their own conclusions.
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It is this fragile nature of the earth's atmosphere that I want everybody to appreciate. It's what I call your place in space.
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How could there be billions of stars more distant than 6,000 years, if the world is only 6,000 years old?
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The Earth is just a speck of sand in the universe. And there's no cavalry coming over the hill to rescue it.
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If you have this idea that the earth is only 6,000 years old, you are denying, if you will, everything that you can touch and see. You're not paying attention to what's happening in the universe around you.
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The invention process is a great exercise for kids. It compels them to define an actual problem, formulate an original solution, develop a product, and share the results or products with their friends and peers.