My readers may have heard about the debate coming up very shortly between Ken Ham and Bill Nye. It is scheduled for February 4, at 7 p.m. EST. They will be streaming it live through debatelive.org. Amazingly, all 900 tickets for the debate sold out two minutes after they were up for sale. This result clearly shows that Americans are still very interested in the conflicting theories of origins espoused by evolution and creation. For more information on the debate, you can find it at this link. The debate is not concerned with falsifying the theory of evolution (even though, Darwin's theory of evolution has been falsified many times over in the creation literature--check my favorite sites list for more info). These two men will be debating on the viability of creation science to explain the earth's origins.
Of course, there has been staunch opposition to this debate. Primarily, this opposition has arisen from the atheist camp. Even the prestigious Richard Dawkins has expressed his disapproval in this matter (Dawkins is notorious for refusing to debate creationists). Bill Nye has been urged to back down, yet he won't because he believes it to be a great opportunity to finally bury the creation issue in a public forum.
Surprisingly, a very small amount of support has come from the Intelligent Design camp. To clarify, ID does not necessarily endorse creationist views, and ID is DEFINITELY NOT some form of creationism (happy Mr. Klinghoffer :). Yet David Klinghoffer has expressed his desire to watch the debate. Why? Two reasons: 1) Bill Nye actually has the guts to debate someone who is anti-evolutionist; 2) Ken Ham may be able to finally clarify the differences between ID and creationism. We shall see.
Please pray for Ken Ham. He needs God's wisdom, strength and protection. And, who knows, maybe Bill Nye will get saved because of this. Wouldn't that be ironic!
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