Bill Nye's new Netflix series will likely criticize creationism, says Ken Ham

Jardine Malado Monday, September 12, 2016

Ken Ham argues with Bill Nye at the Ark Encounter. | Screen capture/Youtube/Answers in Genesis

Ken Ham said the focus of Bill Nye's show "Bill Nye Saves the World" will probably be on climate change but Ham believed that it will also tackle creationism. Ham, president and CEO of Answers in Genesis, also speculated that millennials will be the most likely target audience of the new Netflix show.

"I am sure Bill Nye will see his new TV series as one where he can try to 'save the world' from those biblical creationists that he falsely believes undermine science/technology," Ham told Baptist Press.

"I believe he will try to appeal to the millennials in particular that he is going to save the world from creationists. He also wants to save the world from what he believes is the most important issue of the day - climate change," he added.

Ham argued that the man's sin is a more serious problem than climate change and added that people should put their trust in Jesus instead of Nye.

The show is set to debut in spring 2017 on Netflix. Nye said in a statement that the episodes will feature topics such as genetically modified food, vaccines and climate change.

"Each episode will tackle a topic from a scientific point of view, dispelling myths, and refuting anti-scientific claims that may be espoused by politicians, religious leaders or titans of industry," the official synopsis stated.

The rivalry between Ham and Nye started when Nye appeared in a Big Think video criticizing creationism. The two then faced each other in a debate in 2014 at the Creation Museum in Kentucky. The debate amassed over 5.6 million views on Youtube.

The two engaged in an impromptu debate last month when Nye visited Ham's newly-opened theme park, Ark Encounter. Nye stated that the exhibits at the theme park amounted to brainwashing but he insisted that he is only speaking out against misinformation and not religion itself.

Ham had offered his friendship to Nye and shared the Gospel with him several times in the past. He still hopes that Nye will someday turn to God.