Bill Nye and the Origin of Everything

I ask Bill Nye to tell me about the beginning of it all. Thanks for talking with me, Bill.
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[@corryengelbrecht4926]

Craig, HOW did you contain your excitement when interviewing BILL NYE!?!?

[@iRyeGuy]

i like how Bill Nye was the guy we all watched in school as kids and forgot about him growing up but now that we are older we come back for him. its kinda like a repaying him for all his work all those years..

[@florascent9ts]

Mad knowledge bombs, yo.

[@imundertheCityLights]

I'd love to sit down with Bill Nye and just talk about everything. He's like an endless source of information and ideas, love listening to him talk!

[@TheFons77]

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

[@MegaBackyard1]

***** The Dead Sea Scrolls are evidence. More evidence then your science shit

[@maxcorrice9499]

Lol idiot

[@MegaBackyard1]

Nigga stfu

[@MegaBackyard1]

Responding to a two month old comment? No life

[@Zohirul-Jewel]

There's no such thing as god.

[@NikkElektrik]

He looks like wonderful person, who loves to give his knowledge. I wish I could meet him one day...

[@MarshalHopalop]

math, science history, unraveling the mystery that all started with a big bang. Bang!

[@JakeWithee]

I love the format of this video, Craig. And the content was fantastic! This show is every bit living up to its name.

[@69scribbles]

i wish he could be my science teacher.....well he basically was back then when we use to watch his movies in class

[@GayFroge]

It's more of a colloquial term that people like to call it, but you're right, it wasn't a "bang" or an explosion, it was an expansion (which, I suppose, is similar to an explosion).

[@GowanRavin]

The thing is, that fact is based on a belief - a belief that the scientific method is a good way of accruing knowledge. Also, science is not about obtaining facts. It's about making the best guesses we can with the information available to us. I don't think either of these things discredit science in any way and I certainly believe in it myself, but I do think they're worth bearing in mind when having this kind of discussion.

[@dannywoods17]

Loved it Craig! Thanks for all the hard work. We'd love more "good stuff"

[@nathanweisser]

YES!!! I love those debates. Craig is so amazing! Thanks for sharing, dude. You are a winner.

[@warriorwitchwillow]

Can we just get Bill Nye to do a daily livestream? I'd schedule time to tune in.

[@VagueReferenceHere]

Imagine him with a beard and top hat and you get an instant Abe Lincoln. So, not only is he good at teaching science, but he brings history to the table as well!

[@PlayDohSockRopeTees]

"why do u seek the origin of everything...peace?" idk why but that made me crack up lol

[@numberonevlog]

Amazing. I'm super excited about these, this one was so awesome!

[@RchamTV]

Lol, yeah I don't feel like getting into that argument either..

[@wastedbread8036]

This is one of my favourite videos of all time. I come back to watch it every so often, even after 9 years!

[@MrFancyPenguin]

how can you be sure it's pink? How do you know for sure that what you perceive as pink, isn't perceived as blue by others?

[@lolmymag]

I was Catholic for twenty years. I think I know enough about religion to be able to make my own decision. I don't want to sound rude, but people trying to change my mind is the last thing I want or need. My parents tried to make up my mind for me, and it took me way too long to learn how to make my own choices. Now that I can, though, I'm very easily frustrated by people trying to choose my religion for me again. I'm an atheist. End of story.

[@MonsieurDucks]

Theory: A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, esp. one based on general principles independent of the thing to be Supposition: An uncertain belief. I'm just replying to JB's comment, not the topic of evolution. Same concept of theory goes to Darwin's theory of evolution

[@bunnybubo]

i just want to point out the fact that the whole time i watched this i was just happy, because i remember watching bill as a kid in school, his "learning clips" were a part of my childhood something i looked forward to wanted to watch something that made me like my childhood brought me happiness and now seeing this the recent words of b'nye makes me realize my childhoods still there, im still here and still learning, for some reason that brings me happiness and shows me how far i've come in life

[@secrethorse4]

Bill Nye kind of looks like Abraham Lincoln, but without the beard...

[@MatthewFrazierr]

you looked alot younger 8 years ago in my science class. bill nye the science guy....BILL BILL BILL !!!

[@rannynguyen557]

YESSSSSSSSS BEST COLLAB EVARRRRRR

[@jackgawaluck3305]

"Pale Blue Dot" reference to Carl Sagan

[@kelseyslaylor]

Gosh bill sounds so much older! This just ruined my childhood

[@kudo151]

Bill Nye is my Science childhood. Him, and the Magic School Bus.

[@RchamTV]

Well if you believe that God is pasta or takes the form of pasta then you would be wrong and I would recommend that you lay off of the psychoactive drugs. If God were "pasta" then he would be subjecting himself to our mortality because pasta is a man made finite object. God is an eternal, omniscient, omnipotent being with no definite form. So the idea of God being pasta doesn't make since and is also very unoriginal.

[@RchamTV]

The proof of God you seek cannot be found with a hard heart. You must open your mind and seek God. If you do so he will find you. Right now, God could come down out of the sky tap dancing on a red carpet and you still would doubt it. If you're asking about why I believe in God that is an entirely different story. I believe in God because I believe in what the Bible teaches. I believe in the Bible because of the archaeological evidence behind it as well as the scientific facts found in it.

[@RchamTV]

Again with the assumptions.. Assumptions don't prove a point they just make you look unintelligent. I based my beliefs on my own personal un-biased research. I used to be what you would call a deist. But I have come to the decision that I believe in now not because of peer pressure but because that's where the evidence pointed to.

[@RchamTV]

Just letting you know that if you were in a group of real Christians, they would try to help people and they certainly wouldn't ostracize someone. But nonetheless humans will be humans. Next time you see someone doing that just walk up to them and point out their hypocrisy. You'll be doing the world a favor

[@RchamTV]

I'm not from the hood so i don't really understand that first part... Anyways I wasn't imposing that stereotype at all, just stating it. If I were to call you a loud mouthed, ignorant, angry, hateful adolescent then yes I would be stereotyping.

[@Nazim1495]

they dont, they fundamentally disagree with each other. its like studying geology but not believing in plate tectonics

[@RchamTV]

I could give you proof of God but you would just deny it. You have what is called a "hard heart". The only way for to find God is to be open minded and observant. If you truly seek God he will reveal himself to you.

[@RchamTV]

That's not quite it. Whether you know it or not atheism is a religion. People don't just come to the conclusion that there is no God. They usually go to "scientific" theory to come to that conclusion. If so that is their dogma.

[@RchamTV]

I just laughed so hard at that comment lol. But I think that the people who are aggressive towards people who believe in God have based their beliefs not from evidence but because of an insecurity.

[@RchamTV]

The matrix.. Really?? Either you're delusional or that was some kind of joke. Anyways, faith is required in science whether you like it or not.

[@legosword89]

I have researched a lot of other religions over the course of my years in school and I have seen the evidence for and against them, and in my opinion the evidence for Christianity and creation greatly outweigh all other religions

[@RchamTV]

I do have a life, however you are also "still here" so what does that make you? Your attempts at insulting me are childish, yet amusing.

[@StenDarker]

no. 1 a : the state of a religious (a nun in her 20th year of religion) b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance 2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices 3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness 4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

[@UnderRatedBotches]

PAUL BEARER PASSED AWAY!!!!

[@MarshmallowKittenPrincess]

Of course, maybe saying they go hand in hand is taking it a bit too far... However, science has not provided a full explanation for the question of how we are here. The initial starting point of the universe is still unexplained. I think that is one reason why one could both believe in a god that created the universe but also understand the truth that science has discovered.

[@RchamTV]

I am aware that I am made up of those elements. I never disputed that.. I have no idea what the rest of your comment says

[@RchamTV]

He doesn't he just made that assumption probably because of emotion, flawed logic, biased research, or peer pressure.

[@RchamTV]

Not at all. If you don't believe in a God then that would be your view on the universe making it a religion.

[@charlotteblocker235]

I love mr nye so much

[@RchamTV]

If evolution is impossible to begin with, the matter of how old something is would be irrelevant.

[@RchamTV]

I don't believe my mother has eaten any tic-tacs recently, so I'm sure that would be delightful.

[@coolguyselwyn2000]

nice doc who reference

[@Drakith90]

Sound in space no. But there is a persistent buzz or hum of radiation that can be heard on radio telescopes that seem to be the "echo" of the big bang.

[@sinbiz446]

Guys....guys.......is it me, or does daxflame look incredibly like bill nye?!

[@alexanderescovad5456]

Well, in this specific reply, I did not insult anyone. I was simply stating the truth.

[@ElectronikHeart]

It's like bringing science and science fiction together, maybe we can call that convergence.

[@legosword89]

You're assuming I don't have any arguments you haven't heard, and I could just as easily say I've heard all of your arguments. But if you really don't want to debate its thats fine

[@RchamTV]

You just said that Islam is the largest religion in the world. Your comment is irrelevant.

[@brainycheetah]

If you are confused about this then I would reccomend checking out Fr Robert Barron's videos on the Word on Fire channel.

[@MonsieurDucks]

3rd def "can be used" also a synonym is doctrine so wouldn't that mean that both are right because then doctrines in religions would be correct also?

[@koebwil]

how do you know that energy can't come from nothing. Do you have an example of nothing to test?

[@xsf235]

Lying on your death bed will strip away the facade of words that life presented to you and get you in touch with your being and truth, and IS rational. Death is rational, and before we die we have time to deal with what we need to do before that time. Proof of God is within ones own understanding, it is a religion, a belief system. A belief system that denies God, is a religious belief system, because you only listen to the choir of your choosing, with friends with the same beliefs.

[@RchamTV]

Try making since for once please. No need for name calling and finger pointing. Especially when it has nothing to do with the previous comment.

[@RchamTV]

Buddhism doesn't believe in a god, yet it is a religion. You are wrong

[@HeatherAB4]

I do that all the time... the random things we remember, eh? :-)

[@VoodooPotatoSalad]

I used to have to watch bill nyes videos in science all the time and i found them so annoying but after watching that intervue he seems so awesome :)

[@RchamTV]

Just thought I would try to troll, doesn't work I'm done :D

[@Seiaeka]

Woo, Bill Nye! (Would have been better to upload the vid about the biggest explosion in our known universe on wednesday though. ;) )

[@alexanderescovad5456]

Ok, so what if I said I believe in the pasta monster, just because I can feel his saucy noodles touch my heart? Is that really liable evidence?

[@RchamTV]

Says who? Your ego? I'm afraid that doesn't count.

[@RchamTV]

Its funny because atheism has its own dogma.

[@RchamTV]

In that case science would be the religion.

[@steve8t2]

Of the thousands of gods you mention, only a few (that I'm aware of) claim to be Creator, but let's not beat around the bush - the God that I worship/fear/love is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Father of Jesus the Messiah and the sender of the Holy Spirit. As much as I would like people to join me in my belief, you're right, I doubt many will.

[@RchamTV]

There actually is a "Church of atheism.

[@RchamTV]

Insecurities my friend.. Insecurities

[@RchamTV]

That sad thing is, he's not trolling.

[@RchamTV]

Finally someone with common sense! :D

[@sciprov]

wheezy was so nervous... its cute:)

[@JanxerPain]

would you look at all the little religious people and atheist fighting to prove their beliefs, how cute :).

[@ABitOfTheUniverse]

Subscribed for interviewing Bill Nye, and the music used in the intro video to this playlist and the last video that I saw before clicking the playlist link in the last video in this playlist, The Origin of You. Which was the first video I saw because of how KZbin plays videos from most recent to oldest by default. I looked in the about to that video, saw the link to Beginning, thought it odd that links start with dft.ba (don't forget to be awesome? coincidence) and clicked it. Here I am. Hi.

[@nathanweisser]

Call it a cop-out all you want, it's the truth. I can't come up with any other explanation. It's also not that we're too dumb, it's that what we are trying to explain is something that's outside of our own understanding. For example: try to come up with some strange animal. Even the weirdest animal you can come up with is made up of something that already exists. It's hard to explain, but we can't come up with things that are original.

[@nathanweisser]

"not to be rude" LOL. I don't believe what I do because an old book said it's true. There is solid proof that the Bible is factual. It's taken as historical fact. I can't explain the philosophical laws that prove God's and the Bible's legitimacy within this 400 character limit, but look up William Lane Craig. He'll do it for you. He's a Christian apologist (creationist debater) that always wins. You just have to have an open mind.

[@nathanweisser]

You can speak in english if you would like lol. "declaratively imperative assertions" doesn't make sense. ANNYWAAYS.... Well, we can't know about it because we can't. It's as simple as that. There's no "self-contradictory quandary" here. (That doesn't make sense, either) We can't KNOW because it is impossible to get proof. It just is. and i do know that we all know that we know that we can't know about knowing about the origin of ourselves and knowing the know know to the knowbalooza know know

[@RialVestro]

If someone showed us a picture of the sky that was colored pink but didn't tell us it was pink I would still identify it as blue because I know the sky is suppose to be blue but a person with normal color vision would identify it as pink. A person with normal vision can identify when an image is intentionally colored wrong but a color blind person would just identify the colors they know should be there even when they aren't actually there. You can find color blind tests online.

[@RialVestro]

Basically because I was told that the sky is blue I assume anything that looks like the sky is blue but I've never actually seen blue and playing that game was the first time I wrongly identified pink as being blue. I took a color blindness test after that and found out I had always been perceiving pink but identifying blue because that's what I know the sky is actually suppose to be.

[@RialVestro]

Because of a game I use to play. For 6 years I thought experience was displayed by a blue bar because to me that bar was the same color as the sky. The game had an update that added a new kind of experience in a different color but I couldn't see that and while complaining about the fact that I couldn't see my progress anymore I found out from other players that what for 6 years I thought was blue was actually pink. The new kind of experience that was added was blue.

[@nathanweisser]

I'm not saying I'm against progress or advancing as a race, I'm saying that we as humans will never be able to figure out what happened at the beginning of the world. We simply will never be able to find out. There is and WILL BE no proof. We can make THEORIES all we want, but we will not be able to prove anything. It's impossible. Dispute my main point instead of picking a random statement out to try and make me look like an idiot. If you wanna talk, be mature about it.

[@Nazim1495]

rational, not clinging to a concept due to likeness and self belief. Even though u are an atheist, u dont fully understand what atheist means and implies. And u also dont know what science grounds are (systematically finding natural truth and principles). A god/religion/whatever are none of these things and are polar opposites, they conflict on every level. There r many religions saying many things (conflict), but their is one science stating on thing (truth based on non conflicting evidence)

[@QuincyDisneyVegan]

Knowing Craig and his girlfriend are of the Christian faith persuasion as I am, the discomfort and shock that he realizes Bill is an Atheist is pricelessly written all over his face as if he is hoping this doesn't turn into a religious discussion. Craig, please boldly talk about your faith and tell people about the cross that was on your wall up until about a month ago. We'll be fascinated by that and you'll score more views because religion is a hot subject here on youtube. I LOVE YOU BRO!

[@craigviar]

Ok. Why, if it all exploded from one spot, is the matter not evenly distributed? And why do we have some galaxies apparently colliding when everything should be moving steadily apart? He didn't get into the specifics here but supposedly the matter ball that exploded was spinning really really fast. Which would give all bodies (planets, stars etc) a rotation in the same direction, but they are not all the same. Why is that? To term something as science requires proof.

[@Nightshade1881]

what if the god you think made all of this is not who you think is written in the bible? what if it is a higher being..an extraterrestrial being. the bible could just be a book written long ago and passed down all these years to make people think thats what really happened? anything is possible..what you believe in or what scientist say. just down force anyone not to believe in something.

[@GlenwingThink]

That doesn't mean there's some amount of uncertainty about it. Pluto's orbit period is about 246 years. However Pluto was discovered in the 1900's, we haven't been observing it for 246 years, but we don't have to watch it go all the way around to know what its orbital period is. Given enough information we can apply what we already know about the universe (applying various laws etc) to come to conclusions, even without direct observation. This is called a scientific theory.

[@nathanweisser]

What questions? The Bible answers it just how it needs to: it says God created everything "ex nihilo", which means from speaking. He spoke it into existence. When it comes to the details, we best not try to figure it out, because we can't. But it's pretty messed up when someone puts up a bible verse and gets downvoted to oblivion just because it's a bible verse. I can't be the only one that sees the discrimination here, right?

[@wtfpantera]

For the first part of your response - hey, I guess you're rightright! Last time I read anything about the religion-to-religion ratio was a good few years ago, and Islam was first then. Apparently it isn't anymore, though apparently the first and second place in the race are rather often exchanged between the two. I made a mistake then, sorry about that. For the second part though, how does that make my comment irrelevant? Especially how the religion-to-religion ratio has nothing to do with it.

[@nathanweisser]

A theory is a way of trying to explaining something that we can't prove. A hypothesis is a guess that can later be tested by the scientific method, which will later be compared to the end result. Evolution is a theory because there is no scientific method that can prove it and it just tries to explain the origin of life without proof.

[@Nazim1495]

keep playing ur mw3 games and dont try to trash talk on the internet or online match ur playing noob toober. i will prestige 10 own u. Go back to school and learn how to argue, be persuasive, and learn what the word faith means. dont forget to do better in math and science bc i know u have great trouble there.

[@OMGWTF1971]

Craig, as you may or may not know I live in the UK, and I've never heard of Bill Nye. Now looking at this guy I thought Bill was gonna be a boring old fart, how wrong was I, the guy is sharp, witty, smart and interesting. What's that saying, don't judge a book by it's cover. Great job Craig, worth waiting for.

[@kyle_stauffer]

We as humans can not comprehend how God was always there, because we were born and in our eyes that's impossible. But its not impossible for God. You may say that he wasn't always there or he doesn't exist, but he does and it clearly says that in the Bible in Genesis chapter one. If you don't believe me, look it up.

[@villaadog]

People, evolution is a scientific theory. Everyone has the right to believe in what they want. There is no point arguing about the 'truth', because there simply isn't. There is a lot of support for evolution and I simply agree with it, but that doesn't mean I'm going to slate others for their personal beliefs

[@RchamTV]

Its also a Doobie Brothers song

[@craigviar]

So a guy was out watching the sky one night and realized that the universe is expanding (this appears to be true). Concluded that it must have all exploded out from one place. And we call this science? Where's the scientific method?