Bill Nye Explains The Big Bang Discovery

Bill Nye talks about the science behind the Big Bang theory during his debate with Creationist Ken Ham at the Creation Museum in Kentucky.
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[khymaaren]

Why do all the supposedly loving and forgiving Christians in the comments come off as arrogant and angry teenage brats?

[erickennedy]

I love how science seeks proof/evidence, and people say that it's wrong. but if you read something in a book then you automatically believe it

[ibraveheart]

Bill Nye The science guy...BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL! :D  

[johannesschneider]

My definition of religion

Things that we don’t know we make up answers to. Then it ends up as a religion

[kuwait]

Insightful....I could listen to Bill nye all day

[Warmaka]

Most religious people down here argue along these lines:

V: There are ways of telling whether she is a witch.
V: Tell me... what do you do with witches?
P3: Burn'em! Burn them up!
V: What do you burn apart from witches?
P1: More witches!
P3: Wood!
V: So, why do witches burn?
P2: Cuz they're made of... wood?
V: Gooood.
V: So, how do we tell if she is made of wood?
P1: Build a bridge out of her!
V: Ahh, but can you not also make bridges out of stone?
P1: Oh yeah...
V: Does wood sink in water?
P3: No. It floats!
V: What also floats in water?
P1: Bread
P3: Apples
P2: Very small rocks
P1: Cider
P3: Grape gravy
P1: Cherries
P3: Mud
King: A Duck!

V: Exactly! So, logically...
P1(thinking): If she weighs the same as a duck... she's made of wood!
V: And therefore,

(pause & think)

P3: A witch! (P1: a witch)(P2: a witch)(all: a witch!)

[amyrobbins]

I admire Bill Nye's patience in all of this. Even though I know science to be true, I struggled with science as a child, I still find it difficult to grasp basics as an adult. I find it fascinating (and helpful) how he's technically teaching basic sciences' to adults.

[ledavalon]

Let's explain something about the big bang theory: We can prove the universe's expansion due to the fact that distant bodies are perpetually moving away from us through red shift/blue shift which is essentially a visualisation of the doppler effect. If you look at infinite expansion backwards, it comes down to a single point which we proved to be a rush of energy due to cosmic background microwave radiation: Radiation that is extremely feint in the cosmos but very spread out which also ties into the expansion of the universe and also proves sudden existence of energy 14, 000, 000, 000 years ago which spread through the expansion of the universe. We know the universe is 14, 000, 000, 000 years old due to the farthest observable body is at least 14, 000, 000, 000 light years away.

You may be wondering where matter comes from if the Universe started with a rush of energy. I'm sure you have heard of Einstein's equation: E=mc2. This explains the conversion of matter and energy, thus a blistering rush of energy can and did create the Universe.

[EuMod]

Yes, all of you responding and arguing against this are smarter than Bill Nye right?

[demiush]

My brain: Bill
Me: What??
My brain: BILL
Me: no..
My brain: BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY!!

[vietrumpet]

Speaking as someone who is religious and works in aeronautics with an educational background in biology and the humanities, I have to point out something that is not meant to diminish the incredible scientific contributions of Edwin Hubble. That fact is that two years prior to his publication, a Belgian catholic priest by the name of Fr. George’s Lemaitre derived and published the same equations which would come to be known as Hubble’s law (now rectified to Hubble-Lemaitre’s Law). I’d also like to point out that modern genetics was first observed and recorded by an Austrian catholic priest by the name of Fr. Gregor Mendel. My pointing this out isn’t meant to dismiss Bill Nye, his premise, or sciences, but to illustrate that religion and science shouldn’t have to be at odds with one another.

For the priests I mentioned above, it was religion that drove their scientific wonder and curiosity. Granted, religion has been used to vilify the sciences in our history and it has been used to justify cruel and inhuman acts, but such is the case with anything touched by human hands. How many examples can we find of human misuse of the sciences? In our history, we have used the pursuit of knowledge to justify grossly inhuman acts. We have used scientific knowledge to justify the mistreatment of others, just as often as we have used it towards human progress. The same can be said for religion. It has been used to justify bloody and costly wars, but has also inspired the most beautiful acts of kindness and charity. As with all things, it comes down to what we choose to make of it.

[quefmemelord]

It is very reasonable to believe the idea of an all powerful God was created as a way to either comfort the people, or control them.

[kamrankamal]

The measurements taken by Hubble that concluded that galaxies are moving away from us is based upon red shifting light. Has anyone actually tested light's behavior to ensure that light doesn't naturally red shift over long distances in the vacuum of space?
When I plug in my headphones to my onboard chipset integrated soundcard that came with my laptop, I get a background hiss that's caused by EM interference from all the other electrical components in close proximity to my audio hardware. Would it be unfeasible to consider that this kind of interference would have been detected by these radio astronomers and BECAUSE the theoretical physics expected a result like this, this interference has now been associated with the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation we get taught in schools today?

[Yankees]

The formulator of the Big Bang Theory was a Catholic priest. I have no idea why people are debating God vs science on here. That's like saying an author is competitive with his novel or an artist with his novel! Dio Mio

[abz]

"Kilometr... erm... a couple football fields" haha

[ieatknees]

My current special interest is bill nye so I’m so happy I have to watch this for school!! *you’re my hero bill*

[hammer-r]

I’m amazed at how people can argue about science when they believe in a book of fiction that constantly gets proved wrong with the advancement of scientific proof.

[dougrobblee]

The longer I live the more I realize the saying, ". . . Common Sense isn't so common"  is so very true.
In fact, the "wanting" something to be "true" is much stronger than what "common sense" tells us.
The "strength" of the "wanting" will dismiss common sense just about every time.
Belief is strong, and the strength comes from our desire to accept something we "want" to be true - no place for "Common Sense"
As defined,
be•lief  /bəˈlēf/  noun  (noun: belief; plural noun: beliefs)
1. an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.
example: "his belief in the value of hard work"
•something one accepts as true or real; a firmly held opinion or conviction.
"contrary to popular belief, Aramaic is a living language"
synonyms: opinion, view, conviction, judgment, thinking, way of thinking, idea, impression, theory, conclusion, notion
example: "it's my belief that age is irrelevant"
• a religious conviction.
example: "Christian beliefs"
synonyms: ideology, principle, ethic, tenet, canon; More
doctrine, teaching, dogma, article of faith, creed, credo
"traditional beliefs"
2. trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something.
example: "a belief in democratic politics"
synonyms: faith, trust, reliance, confidence, credence
example: "belief in the value of hard work"

[mounibsamara]

where did the energy come from to create the big bang?

[mikeashman]

I respect the hard work and the discoveries of scientists from the past, but new techniques and technology are correcting past theories and scientific discoveries. Let us not forget that people are foulable, arrogant, deceitful, and stubborn. What we need in the scientific community is more humility, not all discoveries are final and absolute.