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Bill Nye, the harmless children's edu-tainer known as "The Science Guy,"
managed to offend a select group of adults in Waco, Texas at a
presentation, when he suggested that the moon does not emit light, but
instead reflects the light of the sun.

As even most elementary-school graduates know, the moon reflects the light
of the sun but produces no light of its own.

But don't tell that to the good people of Waco, who were "visibly angered
by what some perceived as irreverence," according to the Waco Tribune.

Nye was in town to participate in McLennan Community College's
Distinguished Lecture Series. He gave two lectures on such unfunny and
adult topics as global warming, Mars exploration, and energy consumption.

But nothing got people as riled as when he brought up Genesis 1:16, which
reads: "God made two great lights--the greater light to govern the day and
the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars."

The lesser light, he pointed out, is not a light at all, but only a
reflector.

At this point, several people in the audience stormed out in fury. One
woman yelled "We believe in God!" and left with three children, thus
ensuring that people across America would read about the incident and
conclude that Waco is as nutty as they'd always suspected.