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the hall of the universe of the Rose

the hall of the universe of the Rose Center for Earth in space I don’t mean

Center for Earth in space I don’t mean

Center for Earth in space I don’t mean to boast but I’m like buds with Bill Nye

to boast but I’m like buds with Bill Nye

to boast but I’m like buds with Bill Nye the Science Guy just so just so you know

the Science Guy just so just so you know

the Science Guy just so just so you know and he’s taken on this topic in a big

and he’s taken on this topic in a big

and he’s taken on this topic in a big way recently published a book on

way recently published a book on

way recently published a book on evolution and he actually debated at the

evolution and he actually debated at the

evolution and he actually debated at the director of a creationist Museum where

director of a creationist Museum where

director of a creationist Museum where the entire premise is that there was no

the entire premise is that there was no

the entire premise is that there was no such thing as evolution let’s check in

such thing as evolution let’s check in

such thing as evolution let’s check in on Bill Nyes we clear and concise and

on Bill Nyes we clear and concise and

on Bill Nyes we clear and concise and religion coexist well sure there are

religion coexist well sure there are

religion coexist well sure there are billions of deeply religious people all

billions of deeply religious people all

billions of deeply religious people all around the world who accept the laws of

around the world who accept the laws of

around the world who accept the laws of nature as we discovered through the

nature as we discovered through the

nature as we discovered through the process of science most of the astronomy

process of science most of the astronomy

process of science most of the astronomy that we started with was developed in

that we started with was developed in

that we started with was developed in the Islamic world about a millennium ago

the Islamic world about a millennium ago

the Islamic world about a millennium ago and the calendar that everybody uses all

and the calendar that everybody uses all

and the calendar that everybody uses all over the world was developed by Jesuit

over the world was developed by Jesuit

over the world was developed by Jesuit priests heck the Vatican has its own

priests heck the Vatican has its own

priests heck the Vatican has its own astronomer for crying out loud but from

astronomer for crying out loud but from

astronomer for crying out loud but from time to time you’ll meet people who

time to time you’ll meet people who

time to time you’ll meet people who insist that the earth is somehow six or

insist that the earth is somehow six or

insist that the earth is somehow six or ten thousand years old well that’s just

ten thousand years old well that’s just

ten thousand years old well that’s just not possible when we look at rocks like

not possible when we look at rocks like

not possible when we look at rocks like this we can find where radioactive

this we can find where radioactive

this we can find where radioactive elements have replaced non radioactive

elements have replaced non radioactive

elements have replaced non radioactive elements that have the same chemistry

elements that have the same chemistry

elements that have the same chemistry and we’ve determined that the earth is

and we’ve determined that the earth is

and we’ve determined that the earth is about 4.5 4 billion years old not

about 4.5 4 billion years old not

about 4.5 4 billion years old not thousand years old about half of what we

thousand years old about half of what we

thousand years old about half of what we learn we learn informally in places like

learn we learn informally in places like

learn we learn informally in places like this and museums so I encourage you all

this and museums so I encourage you all

this and museums so I encourage you all to come to a museum like this one and

to come to a museum like this one and

to come to a museum like this one and listen to the rocks hey Bill over here

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