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Evolution Quotes by Bill Nye

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Bill Nye argues that tax money for science should not fund creationism, because evolution works like gravity—observable and predictive. He notes that denying evolution is a uniquely American stance, and that creationists often reject climate science too. He points out that DNA is nature’s code and that teaching creationism in science class is inappropriate.

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Denial of evolution is unique to the United States.

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Teaching creationism in science class as an alternative to evolution is inappropriate.

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Evolution is not something you can believe in or not believe in like do you believe in gravity.

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“Nature ended up with the deoxyribonucleic acid molecule, DNA.”

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The thing about a theory in science is it allows you make predictions. Evolutionary theory allows us to predict what apples will…

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“Those natural designs that survive to reproduce pass on their genes. Those that don’t successfully reproduce disappear; their genes disappear as well.”

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I say to the grown-ups, 'If you want to deny evolution and live in your world that's completely inconsistent with everything we've…

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We talk about the Internet. That comes from science. Weather forecasting. That comes from science. The main idea in all of biology…

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Evolution is a theory, and it's a theory that you can test. We've tested evolution in many ways. You can't present good…

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Evolution is one of the most powerful and important ideas ever developed in the history of science. Every question it raises leads…

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The debate [in Undeniable] was nominally about creationism as a "viable" explanation for what we observe around us. For my side, the…

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I don't perceive an anti-religious agenda, especially with regard to Christians and Christianity. The issue being debated was creationism, the idea that…

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Tax dollars intended for science education must not be used to teach creationism as any sort of real explanation of nature, because…

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Some of the most wonderful aspects and consequences of evolution have been discovered only recently. This is in stark contrast to creationism,…

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“Even if the left-bank population reaches the same size as the right-bank population, their genes on the left bank will have a…

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I'll admit that the discovery of evolution is humbling, but it is also empowering. It transforms our relationship to the life around…

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The theory of evolution was not formally published until shortly before Faraday's death. Evolution was yet to be discovered during Faraday's life.…

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“With the little changes that happen with reproduction, the configuration of your DNA and your genes can change for you and others…

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“Most living things never get fossilized, and most fossils end up in places where they are impossible to discover. It is impressive…

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“During the decades after Darwin published, field geologists and paleontologists have gone on to uncover and discover thousands and thousands of fossils.…

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“He saw that there is a spectrum of variation between species that comes into being slowly, tiny change by tiny change. He…

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“Once an egg has been fertilized and managed to attach itself to the wall of the uterus and gastrulates (produces the three…

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“That line of reasoning also leads to questions—but they’re the exasperating kind. If there was a designer, why did he or she…

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“We are all so much alike, because we are all human. But it goes deeper than that. Every species you’ll encounter on…

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“Stanley Miller and Harold Urey, was to simulate the conditions on Earth in primordial times, three or four billion years ago, when…

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“This is direct evidence of evolution. We share so much with our placental mammalian cousins because we all had a common ancestor…

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“You’ve probably heard a good deal about Neanderthal [Nee-AND-er-tall] people or almost-people. Sometime around 500,000 years ago, the ancestors of Neanderthals and…

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“Since the landmark 1972 paper by Gould and Eldredge, many studies have been done both with real populations and with mathematical simulations.…

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“DNA directs the construction of strings of chemicals; those chemicals influence the configuration of the whole organism; that configuration influences how likely…

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“The formations run from the Late Permian to Early Cretaceous Periods. That’s 200 million years’ worth of deep time. When you look…

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Incidentally, the creationists that I've encountered diligently deny that our Earth's climate is being altered by people. This point of view and…

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I say to the grownups, if you want to deny evolution and live in your world, that's completely inconsistent with the world…

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Science is the key to our future, and if you don’t believe in science, then you’re holding everybody back. And it’s fine…

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Evolution is the fundamental idea in all of life science, in all of biology. The key to our being here now is…

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Science is the key to our future, and if you dont believe in science, then youre holding everybody back. And its fine…

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“The chemicals along a strand of DNA are arranged so that the molecule can make a copy of itself. Things being the…

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“The way to peer into life’s past is to examine fossils and to determine when a branch was first created by assessing…

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“People who should (or do) know better keep confusing weather with climate. Weather is what happens day to day in one place. Climate is…

The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.

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“radioactive Rubidium-87, containing 37 protons (and 50 neutrons), can change or decay to strontium, which has 38 protons. These two elements can be thought…