If you missed the Nye vs. Ham debate and want to see it, you can view it here. If you’d like an analysis of the debate, Jerry Coyne has a nice write up on Why Evolution is True (WEIT) called Who won the big evolution/creation debate?
The consensus is Nye won & I wholeheartedly agree. Weigh in with your thoughts!
Could not stomach watching Ham so I will have to accept the concencus.
Of course Nye won- this was a debate about whether or not an unscientific idea should be considered scientific. Might as well have debated “What number am I holding up behind my back?”
Ham failed on many levels- but most importantly never answered a single question about “Is creation a viable model of origin?”. He just attacked evolution, defended the bible, and showed an abject misunderstanding of scientific process- to the point he even invented the terms “Observational” and “Historical” science. I find that hilarious since his entire belief system is based on the non-historical, non-observable, and anecdotal claims of the bible.
He defended Noah’s Ark! So ridiculous that even infamous curmudgeon Pat Robertson told him to shut up!
Let’s put an end to that: The earth floods in 40 years, and slowly subsides over a year- while Noah floated blissfully amongst the carcasses and debris. If Everest is 29,000 feet in would have to flood at a rate of 725 a day, or 30 feet an hour- a sheer fire hose in every foot. It flooded 6 miles deep, which increases the amount of water on earth some *roughly* 2.5 times. And then- evaporated?- at a rate of 30 feet an hour- which pales any natural disaster. It would have required 10s of thousands of degrees to burn off water at that rate- which would have left Noah’s Ark and all plant life worse off than a global thermonuclear war. I… just can’t take him, or them seriously.
*I meant floods in 40 days! Who cares, it’s all ridiculous.