First of all, Mr. Nye, I was impressed by the fact that you agreed to debate Ken Ham in such a public arena. It was a thrilling debate to observe :). I want you to know, right up front, that I graduated from Pensacola Christian College with a Bachelor's degree in Science Education. Believe me, I'm all about science. I absolutely love it! But, like Mr. Ham, I'm also a Christian and a Young-Earth Creationist. This, however, does not hamper my view of or interest in science. There were a few things said in the debate tonight that I wanted to address. I'm not an expert, but I have studied the origins issue for well over a decade (ever since I was about nine), and I have not limited myself to just creation science. I have read Peter Atkins, Paul Davies, John Barrow, Richard Feynman, David Berlinski--none of them Young-Earth Creationists. Please, bear with me as I address these issues.
The first is a question that Mr. Ham never answered (effectively, at least). You asked him to name some prediction (hint: future discovery) that creation science had successively made. He constantly mentioned past predictions (which I agreed with). However, one prediction kept coming to mind as you constantly asked: that of the strengths of planetary magnetic fields. D. Russell Humphreys, Ph.D. (retired from Sandia National Laboratories), predicted the strengths of the planetary magnetic fields in our Solar System based on the Genesis account. (Dr. Humphreys is known for his work in creation cosmology). He successfully predicted the magnetic field strengths. Here's the link.
You also talked about radioisotope dating. That problem was answered and totally debunked by the Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth Project (RATE). The project was 8 years in the undertaking, and the resultant research was published. The two volumes may be published at Christian Book Distributors (on sale!) for $52.99 at this link. I highly recommend that you acquire them. They are well worth the reading.
One problem that you mentioned with the creation model is that of biogeography (the kangaroos on their merry way to Australia). That is somewhat of a conundrum for creationists, but that doesn't mean we aren't working on it. Check out more here.
Once again, thank you so much for an intellectually stimulating debate regarding our origins. I really do hope that this will revive the old creation/evolution debates of the past.
