"Scientist Bill Nye and comedian Bill Maher targeted Republicans and religious individuals as
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| ...neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Matthew 7:6 |
Maher proclaimed that science has become politicized and asked Nye — who has been speaking out against creationism of late — what it has felt like to “come out of the closet” on these important issues.
“You have this situation in Texas where people want to have creationism in textbooks.
“You are used to explaining things to children. Explain to Republicans right now,” Maher quipped, with Nye pointing out that some Democrats, too, embrace creationism and reject evolutionary teaching.
In the end, while Nye was cautious not to target these groups, Maher was much less restrained, noting that “religion is the enemy of science” and that faith can’t be reconciled with it." TheBlaze
