“When you have a portion of the population that doesn't believe in (evolution) it holds everybody back, really.”

—  Bill Nye

[NewsBank, Lily Kuo, Bill Nye the Science Guy: - Creationism not good for kids, The Chronicle, Willimantic, Connecticut, August 28, 2012, Reuters]

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