Ken Ham, who recently saw his idea for a life-size replica of Noah’s
Ark come to fruition, shared about giving atheist scientist Bill Nye
“The Science Guy” a tour of the completed Ark Encounter project.
Ark Encounter opened on July 7, in honor of Genesis 7:7 which states:
“And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives entered the ark
to escape the waters of the flood.”
Ham, who is the CEO of the creationist organization Answers in Genesis,
encountered many challenges while working on Ark Encounter. He and his
team faced financial difficulties, as well as legal opposition.
In fact, according to The Christian Post, Nye himself condemned the project,
stating, “If he builds that ark, it's my strong opinion, it's bad for
the commonwealth of Kentucky and bad for scientists based in Kentucky
and bad for the U.S. And I'm not joking, bad for the world.”
Nye, however, decided to accept Ham’s invitation to take a tour of Ark Encounter.
Talking about Nye’s visit, Ham said, "Mr. Nye wanted to start his tour
on the third deck where we discussed Flood geology and the ice core
exhibit, which is part of the larger Ice Age exhibit. This display
features a short clip from our debate of Bill Nye referring to ice cores
in Greenland as an objection to the young earth view. In our exhibit I
answer this objection; we even have a diorama to visually illustrate the
answer."
"As we discussed geology and the Ice Age, our discussion turned toward
worldviews," Ham continued. "Ultimately, this is the heart of the issue —
we have two different worldviews and two different interpretations of
the same evidence because of our different starting points."
After Nye's tour of Ark Encounter, however, the Daily Mail reported that Nye said children who visit Ark Encounter are being "brainwashed."
Although Nye and Ham hold very different worldviews, Ham said they are
still able to maintain their friendship. Ham added that he was able to
share the Gospel with Nye.
Ark Encounter is located in Williamstown, Kentucky. To learn more, visit the Ark Encounter website.
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