Meet Bill Nye, The Anti-Science Guy

thefederalist.com ^ | Dec. 17, 2014 | Robert Tracinski

[PROCON]

I’ve never been a fan of Bill Nye “the Science Guy.” Partly it’s because I’m from a different generation. I grew up with Isaac Asimov and Carl Sagan as my introduction to science, and Nye always struck me as a cheap substitute. I find something condescending in his hyperkinetic manner, as if science couldn’t actually be interesting and exciting in its own right, as if it could only be interesting if the guy trying to explain it to us is bouncing off the walls. It all seems like Science for People with Attention Deficit Disorder. So you get travesties like Bill Nye supposedly explaining evolution using emojis. It’s as dumb as it sounds, which is a shame given how important the theory of evolution is.

All of that is harmless enough, I suppose—more a waste of an opportunity than any active kind of evil. If not for the fact that the “science guy” is out undermining the basic creed of science.

Nye has joined with 47 “scientists, science writers, and other experts” who issued a statement “taking the media to task for using the phrase ‘climate skeptic,’ saying that the word ‘denier’ is more accurate.” From their statement:

[Sgt_Schultze]

The "statement" . . . .
Proper skepticism promotes scientific inquiry, critical investigation, and the use of reason in examining controversial and extraordinary claims. It is foundational to the scientific method. Denial, on the other hand, is the a priori rejection of ideas without objective consideration.

The scientific method includes submitting one's research, methodology and results to be analyzed and replicated. This is where all the models fail. They are considered proprietary intellectual property and the results are reported, but not the methodology.

Additionally, as each successive model produces scenarios that do not comport with the preceding models, that seems to be an invalidation of any preceding model where differences transpire.

[chajin]

Ben Nye, the make-up guy ("Ben! Ben! Ben! Ben!")

[Dutchboy88]

bill nye has always struck me as the pee-wee herman of science."

LOL. You win "best post of the day" award...well, for that and your tagline.

[Pollster1]

Anyone who can say “the science is settled”, without treating the statement as a joke, is not a real scientist. Even Newton’s laws of motion were modified twice in the past century (special relativity and quantum).

[who knows what evil?]

‘Speed Walker’ FAIL!

[minnesota_bound]

Professor Proton does not like Bill Nye

[Zeppo]

Nye has joined with 47 “scientists, science writers, and other experts” who issued a statement “taking the media to task for using the phrase ‘climate skeptic,’ saying that the word ‘denier’ is more accurate.”

As usual, Nye has gotten it completely wrong.

The more accurate label is "heretic", a dissenter from established religious dogma.

[Pecos]

And a far second place to Mr. Wizard.

[Marko413]

And that is exactly why Einstein was a true scientist, because he never left something as 100% and questioned everything. That is what every scientist should be doing.

[Politicalkiddo]

His videos were way better than an actual science lesson in school, let me tell you that.

[TauntedTiger]

Bill Nye, the Alinsky guy.