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Watch The Creationism Vs. Evolution Debate: Ken Ham And Bill Nye : The Two-Way Does it damage children to teach them biblical creationism? What are the costs of denying evolution, one of biology's core tenets? Those are the questions for Tuesday night, in a live debate between best-selling Christian author Ken Ham and Emmy Award-winning science educator Bill Nye.

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February 4, 20146:55 PM ET

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Bill Nye, left, and Ken Ham take the stage to debate evolution and creationism Tuesday in Kentucky. YouTube hide caption

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Bill Nye, left, and Ken Ham take the stage to debate evolution and creationism Tuesday in Kentucky.

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Does it damage children to teach them biblical creationism? What are the costs of denying evolution, one of biology's core tenets?

Those questions were asked Tuesday night, in a live debate between best-selling Christian author Ken Ham and Emmy Award-winning educator Bill Nye ("the Science Guy") at the Creation Museum of Petersburg, Ky.

Here's a video feed of their debate. Below that are highlights from their exchanges: