Next the liberal atheistic "scientists" will be telling us that the natural state of an object is constant velocity, and that force is required to change the velocity of an object. If they read their Bibles, they would know that the natural state of an object is rest. Why do they hate Jesus?

That they would reflectively storm out instead of pointing out that, e.g., maybe we should consider translating the ancient Hebrew in a way such that a reflective surface that provides light could itself count as a "light", displays a certain lack of cognitive flexibility.

(I don't know just how consistent that really is with the Hebrew, but I'm pretty sure that, if it comes down to tweaking the linguistics; or rejecting really, really, really basic science; or accepting the fallibility of the Bible -- and if that last option is, for some people, not an option -- then the linguistics is clearly the branch to break.)

Am I the only one who thinks that when God was handing out the history of the universe to a bunch of people with no educational background or context to grasp the physics and science involved, as well as no contemporary language to support such an explanation, that he might have glossed over some details and gave his creations on Earth a geocentric story line.

In much the same way that a parent doesn't fully teach chemistry, thermodynamics, and meteorology, when a four year old asks why is that white cloud floats in the sky.

John--absolutely.

To give the folks of Waco the benefit of the doubt, it's possible Nye made his comments in a way that came off as disparaging towards the Bible, and that's what they were reacting to--not merely the suggestion that the Moon does not emit light.