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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNeil deGrasse Tyson Hit By Creationist Backlash for Explaining That Universe Was Created Billions of
http://www.alternet.org/belief/neil-degrasse-tyson-hit-creationist-backlash-explaining-universe-was-created-billions-yearsNeil deGrasse Tyson Hit By Creationist Backlash for Explaining That Universe Was Created Billions of Years Ago
In the wake of the success of the "Cosmos" television series, which picked up four Emmy Awards earlier this week, Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed politics, religion and science in a recent interview with AlterNet.
When I asked if the success of "Cosmos" had surprised him, Tyson said he had not anticipated the kind of coverage the show would get by entertainment sites and blogs. Because of the show's major network backing and primetime slot, he said, it was covered like any other television show. He said this forced many entertainment writers to write about all sorts of science topics not often covered in these publications, exposing the show to a new and possibly unintended audience.
Tyson was not as shocked by the backlash the show garnered from certain religious and political groups, mainly creationists who took issue with Tysons insistence on discussing evolution, the Big Bang theory and the history of scientific discovery. Their criticism of the show did not bother Tyson at all. You have to ask yourself, what are the numbers behind the people making these claims? Someone like Ken Ham [owner of the Creation Museum] has beliefs that are even crazy to many Christians.
Ken Hams criticisms came in the form of a weekly review on his website Answers in Genesis, a creationist organization. Ham's comments gained some attention from the media and were often answered by science writers all over the Internet.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Hit By Creationist Backlash for Explaining That Universe Was Created Billions of (Original Post)
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Aug 2014
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theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)1. What deGrasse Tyson was probably too polite to say...
... is that nothing beats Ham's comedy routine for a barrel of laughs.
seveneyes
(4,631 posts)2. Facts don't lie
Emotion and faith have harmed more people than any other cause.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)3. It's like being mugged by hamsters nt
Stellar
(5,644 posts)4. Too funny!
If he had only said 6k years ago, they would have been OK with it.
I sure he knew they were coming after him after putting Cosmos on FOX and Natl Geographic.
Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Bill Moyer show discussing it...parts 1,2, and 3.
http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-neil-degrasse-tyson-on-the-new-cosmos/
http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-neil-degrasse-tyson-on-science-religion-and-the-universe/
http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-neil-degrasse-tyson-on-science-literacy/