Bill Nye Booed in Waco for saying Moon doesn't have its own light.

[Javaman]

79. Here's the quote...

"But nothing got people as riled as when he brought up Genesis 1:16, which reads: "God made two great lights -- the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars."

The lesser light, he pointed out, is not a light at all, but only a reflector.

At this point, several people in the audience stormed out in fury. One woman yelled "We believe in God!" and left with three children, thus ensuring that people across America would read about the incident and conclude that Waco is as nutty as they'd always suspected."

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he was pointing out the conflicting and completely wrong concept as proposed by the bible. Granted, one should know their audience when making a presentation on a particular subject, but that doesn't mean he should censor himself either.

The woman yelling "we believe in God" only underlines the fallacy of the bible's assertion that there is another "light" at night.

I live in Texas and run into various types of fundies from time to time and yes, I have had people tell me that the sun revolves around the earth.

Sometimes they need a to be told things with a verbal hammer.

I will now step slowly away from the the computer and make no other comment.

Feel free.