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Re:Bill Nye Does Not Speak for Us and He Does Not Speak for ... by pducks32 on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @01:09PM (#16267432)
While I’d agree with you I’d submit that a lot of the science community has odd feelings about Bill Nye so I can see how that can exacerbate people into writing things like this. Maybe they wouldn’t normally believe that and would agree with you but this circumstance changed that. Idk
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Re:Bill Nye Does Not Speak for Us and He Does Not Speak for ... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @01:14PM (#16267458)
I don’t care for Bill Nye or Neil deGrasse Tyson personally, but science needs every advocate in these dark times.
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Re:Bill Nye Does Not Speak for Us and He Does Not Speak for ... by craig1f on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @01:22PM (#16267557)
A bad advocate undoes the work of a good advocate. Bill Nye doesn't really use scientific methods. His last show was a mess, because he made assertions he didn't back up.

Bill Nye has done good work on the past, but he is undoing the work he has done lately.

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Re:Bill Nye Does Not Speak for Us and He Does Not Speak for ... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @01:23PM (#16267566)
Perfect is the enemy of good enough. We have congressional reps who proclaim there is no global warming because it still snows (while holding up a snowball on the floor of Congress). Again, every advocate is needed, even if they make mistakes (as we all do).
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Re:Bill Nye Does Not Speak for Us and He Does Not Speak for ... by oh_sigh on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @04:50PM (#16269399)
If you get children pumped up about science and the natural world, does it matter if you don't use scientific methods?
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Re:Bill Nye Does Not Speak for Us and He Does Not Speak for ... by basch on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @02:26PM (#16268156)
the world needs more Beakman
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Re:Bill Nye Does Not Speak for Us and He Does Not Speak for ... by 1337biz on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @01:15PM (#16267479)
I agree with you on questioning Bill Nye's credential to become such a prominent science figure. But the article is just a ridiculous hit job trying to poison the scientific community.
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Re:Bill Nye Does Not Speak for Us and He Does Not Speak for ... by JustSomeNobody on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @01:16PM (#16267485)
What odd feelings are those? After all, they've given him a handful of honorary science doctorates.
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