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The highly anticipated debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham isn’t scheduled to begin until 7 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 4. But scientists are already sounding off about the appropriateness of the debate, in which America’s beloved “Science Guy” will defend evolution–a theory universally accepted as fact among mainstream scientists–against the dogma of young-earth creationism.
“I am thrilled that people will clearly see the contrast between a Biblical creation view and an atheistic evolutionary one,” Dr. David DeWitt, director of the Center for Creation Studies at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., said in a written statement. “This will be a very well watched debate and I think there will be people surprised at how much evidence there really is that supports creation.”
But as you might expect, mainstream scientists aren’t inclined to agree with DeWitt, given his affiliation with a conservative…
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