Bill Nye Explains Why He’s Debating Evolution: Creationism ‘Frightens’ Me

Bill Nye “the Science Guy” is gearing up for a big debate on evolution with Ken Ham, the founder of Kentucky’s Creation Museum on February 4th. Despite criticism from atheists like Dan Arel, who say Nye is only lending credibility to creationism by participating in the debate, Nye is sticking by his decision, telling HuffPost Live that the issue to too important for him to ignore.

“I don’t think I’m going to win Mr. Ham over any more than Mr. Ham thinks he’s going to win me over,” Nye said this week. “Instead, I want to show people that this belief is still among us. It finds its way onto school boards in the United States.”

He said the push to include creationism in science classes across the country does “frighten” him, calling it a “deep concern.” He added, “If the United States produces a generation of science students who don’t believe in science, that is troublesome.”

Earlier this month, Ham told TheBlaze why he challenged Nye to the debate in the first place. “I just think it’s really healthy for the public to actually hear two people like this that are really polar opposites in many ways,” he said, “because what you believe about who you are [and] where you came from affects your whole worldview.”

Watch video below, via HuffPost Live:

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