Inside the Nye Ham Debate: Revealing Truths from the Worldview Clash of the Century

by Ken Ham, Bodie Hodge

Overview

With Millions watching this live debate on February 4, 2014, "Bill Nye, the Science Guy" squared off with Answers in Genesis founder and president Ken Ham. This event echoed the worldviews at work in our lives today and put two of the most unique and recognizable advocates of their positions on the same stage to face not only each other, but the many who watched. More answers, more perspectives, more truth to answer the world's most critical question: How did we and all we know come to be here, at this place and this time in the history of the universe? Are we accidental products of evolution or the centerpiece of God's marvelous creation?

Debate Stats:

• Over 3.8 Million computers watched the debate live
• 7.6 Million people watched (Based on an extremely conservative estimate of 2 viewers per stream, or 11.4 Million based on 3 people per stream)
• 3.5 million views on You Tube

Note: The YouTube Page only shows views AFTER the event, not Live views

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614584247
Publisher:	New Leaf Publishing Group, Inc.
Publication date:	10/25/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	246,820
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Ken Ham is the president/CEO and founder of Answers in Genesis - U.S. and the highly acclaimed Creation Museum. Ken Ham is one of the most in-demand Christian speakers in North America. Ken's emphasis is on the relevance and authority of the book of Genesis and how compromise on Genesis has opened a dangerous door regarding how the culture and church view biblical authority. His Australian accent, keen sense of humor, captivating stories, and exceptional PowerPoint illustrations have made him one of North America's most effective Christian communicators.

Bodie attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC) and received a BS and MS (in 1996 and 1998 respectively) in mechanical engineering. His specialty was a subset of mechanical engineering based in advanced materials processing, particularly starting powders. 

He conducted research for his master’s degree through a grant from Lockheed Martin and developed a New Method of Production of Submicron Titanium Diboride. The new process was able to make titanium diboride cheaper, faster and with higher quality. This technology is essential for some nanotechnologies. 

During his years at SIUC (a secular college), he continued his personal study of biblical apologetics, and even began teaching this topic to a junior high church class. While at SIUC, he was the president of one of the few Christian RSOs (Registered Student Organizations) called Christians Unlimited, and was also an officer in the student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 

After earning his master’s degree, he accepted a position of Visiting Instructor at SIUC and started in the fall semester of 1998. He was only 24 years old when he began teaching undergraduate engineering courses at the university. 

After working for SIUC for a couple of years, Bodie accepted a position as a test engineer through Aerotek Engineering to work for Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Illinois at the Peoria Proving Ground. 

While working at Caterpillar, he taught apologetics to junior high and high school students at his local church, which was a natural outcome considering his love for science, history, and theology. He did this until taking a position with Answers in Genesis in 2003. Currently, Bodie is a speaker, writer, and researcher on a host of topics, including fall of Satan and related events.

Bodie was saved when he was nine. As a youngster, he was active in baseball, football and basketball. His hobbies also included hunting and fishing, which are almost unavoidable pursuits while growing up on a farm in Western Illinois. 

Table of Contents

Foreword Smart Burgess 9

Foreword Dr. Raymond V. Damadian 11

Introduction 17

Part 1 The 5-minute Opening Statements 31

Part 2 The Ham 30-minute Case 49

Part 3 The Nye 30-minute Case 81

Part 4 Rebuttals: Ken Ham and Bill Nye 155

Part 5 Audience Questions and Answers 213

Appendix A Ham-Nye Debate Transcript 285

Appendix B How Old Is the Earth? 363

Appendix C The Triune God 375

Appendix D Topical Links to Subject Matter 379