Bill Nye: Creationism Is 'Raising A Generation Of Young People Who Can't Think'

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The biggest danger creationism plays, according to Bill Nye the "Science Guy," is that it is raising a generation of children who "can't think" and who "will not be able to participate in the future in same way" as those who are taught evolution.

Speaking on MidPoint, Nye said he blames an older generation of evangelicals "who have very strong conservative views" and who are "reluctant to let kids learn about evolution." Their presence on school boards leads to debates over curriculum, Nye argued, which further inhibits schools' ability to teach facts.

"Religion is one thing. People get tremendous comfort and community with their religions," Nye said. "But whatever you believe, whatever deity or higher power you might believe in, the Earth is not 6,000 years old."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/13/bill-nye-children-creationism_n_6317148.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq3CvTP_LHc