Bill Nye "The Science Guy" has never been one to present a dull, boring speech -- even when he's debating one of the most polarized issues in science.

After starting off with an amusing story about his infamous bowtie, Nye dove into the well-publicized debate as it was broadcast live online. Nye went face to face with Ken Ham, a strong believer in creationism and the president of Answers in Genesis as well as the Creation Museum. You can scroll down to watch the video of the debate.

Ham argued, from the very beginning, that contemporary science teachings are wrong because he says they promote a religious belief in line with atheism. He more or less argued that schools should take a more objective approach and teach students that there are two sides to the debate, although it sounded more like he would prefer that they simply teach creationism.

"If we accept Mr. Ham's point of view ... that the Bible serves as a science text and he and his followers will interpret that for you, I want you to consider what that means ... It means that Mr. Ham's word is to be more respected than what you can observe in nature, what you can find in your backyard in Kentucky," Nye said during the long debate.

"I just want to remind us all there are billions of people in the world who are deeply religious, who get enriched by the wonderful sense of community by their religion," Nye said. "But these same people do not embrace the extraordinary view that the Earth is somehow only 6,000 years old."

Despite Nye's strong credibility and popularity, Ham was relentless with his side of the debate. Although people may have wanted to see a more formidable response from Ham, his efforts still failed to live up to Nye's presentation.

"The Bible is the word of God. I admit that's where I start from," Ham said. Even as the debate rolled on and audience members chimed in, Ham continued to refer to the Bible as his justification. People watching the debate continued to see Ham go in circles with this, even as an audience member asked where atoms and matter come from.

"Bill, I want to tell you, there is a book that tells where atoms come from, and its starts out, 'In the beginning ...,'" Ham said.

Although it depends on whom you ask, Nye seemed to win the debate after Ham just continued to provide rather underdeveloped answers that were simply based on the Bible and his religious beliefs.

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