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Anybody who grew up with the space program is a fan of science fiction.

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Bill Nye
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: November 27
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We need them. We need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future.
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I feel that I've often pointed out that there are countless aspects of life and nature that scientists and scientific thinkers cannot explain. Why the universe is accelerating in its expansion and what came before the Big Bang serve as compelling examples. The process of science provides a way to seek answers to those questions.
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People get a lot out of being religious. They have strong senses of community and mutual support. So, what's not to love [there]?
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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 we observe, that's fine. But don't make your kids do it. Because we need them. We need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future. We need engineers that can build stuff and solve problems.
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Recommending or insisting on abstinence has been completely ineffective.
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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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