Ethan Clive Osgoode:
"A Freeper kept insisting to me that Bill Nye is a scientist.
There’s the problem in a nutshell." definition of "scientist":
"1.A person who is engaged in and has expert knowledge of a science, especially a biological or physical science."
definition of "physical science":
"1.Any of the sciences, such as physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology, that analyze the nature and properties of energy and nonliving matter."
definition of "scientific method":
"1.The principles and empirical processes of discovery and demonstration considered characteristic of or necessary for scientific investigation, generally involving
- the observation of phenomena,
- the formulation of a hypothesis concerning the phenomena,
- experimentation to demonstrate the truth or falseness of the hypothesis, and
- a conclusion that validates or modifies the hypothesis."
So Bill Nye the Science Guy clearly qualifies as a "scientist".
Of course, not every word ever uttered by Nye qualifies as "scientific".
the observation of phenomena, Fred likes to watch TV.
the formulation of a hypothesis concerning the phenomena,
His favorite show is on fridays at 8.
experimentation to demonstrate the truth or falseness of the hypothesis, and
He turns on the TV.
a conclusion that validates or modifies the hypothesis."
At 8pm Fred discovers that today is thursday.
Fred is a scientist!
So Bill Nye the Science Guy clearly qualifies as a "scientist". James Maxwell, Lord Kelvin, Paul Dirac, Bill Nye.
“Since 2006, Nye has lived in Los Angeles, though he has also owned a house on Mercer Island.[51] As of July 2007, Nye and environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr. are engaging in a friendly competition “to see who could have the lowest carbon footprint,” according to Begley.[52] In a 2008 interview, Nye joked that he wants to “crush Ed Begley” in their environmental competition.[53] Nye and Begley are neighbors in Los Angeles, and sometimes dine together at a local vegetarian restaurant.[53]
Nye often appears on Begley’s Planet Green reality show Living with Ed. Nye enjoys baseball and occasionally does experiments involving the physics of the game. As a longtime Seattle resident before becoming an entertainer, he is said to have been a fan of the Seattle Mariners, although recently he has voiced his preference (as a D.C. native) for the Washington Nationals.[8] He also played Ultimate while in college and for a period of time while living in Seattle.[54] In July 2012, Nye endorsed President Barack Obama’s reelection bid.[55]
Nye announced his engagement during an appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and was married to his fiancée of five months, musician Blair Tindall, on February 3, 2006. The ceremony was performed by Rick Warren at The Entertainment Gathering at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Yo-Yo Ma provided the music.[56] Nye left the relationship seven weeks later when the marriage license was declared invalid.[57] In 2007, Nye received a protective order against Tindall after an incident in which she came onto his property and used herbicide to damage his garden. Tindall admitted this, but denied being a threat to him.[58]
In 2012 Nye sued Tindall for unpaid attorney’s fees he wracked up against Tindall when he went to court in 2009 to enforce the protective order after she allegedly violated it, which Tindall was ordered to pay. According to Nye’s court filings, she had not paid any of it.[59]
Nye is an avid swing dancer.[60] He has been spotted at local dances in the Los Angeles area as well as at nationwide events such as entompology (Rochester, NY).[61] Nye describes himself as agnostic.[62]”