Creationist Ken Ham stirs secularists for comments on 'Cosmos' TV show
The "Cosmos" TV series, a documentary on science, has received some criiticism from creationist Ken Ham.
On Twitter, Ham posted, "New Cosmos TV series shown in public schools uses tax dollars to basically tell students to worship the stars, imposing atheism on students."
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Ham's tweet received backlash from the online community and he mentioned several headlines that appeared, including "Creationist Ken Ham Fears New Cosmos Series Will Create Pandemic of Reason and Critical Thinking" and "Ken Ham is a Liar."
In particular, his tweet was referring to the comments made by the show's presenter, astrophysicist Neill deGrasse Tyson. In one episode. Tyson said that the ancestors of current-day humans are "far from foolish" for worshipping the sun.
"Our ancestors worshipped the sun," Ham, in a Facebook post, quoted Tyson as saying. "They were far from foolish. It makes good sense to revere the sun and stars because we are their children. The silicon in the rocks, the oxygen in the air, the carbon in our DNA, the iron in our skyscrapers, the silver in our jewelry—were all made in stars, billions of years ago. Our planet, our society, and we ourselves are stardust."
Ham made several follow-up tweets emphasizing his point of view. One reads, "We need to call out programs like Cosmos for what they really are- indoctrinating people in an anti-God religion to underminine Christianity."
Another one says, "Secularists don't like being exposed for who they really are and what they're really doing - imposing an anti-God religion on the culture."
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Many angry and/or annoyed people responded to his posts, saying that Ham is a liar and is misreprensting secularism. One even mentioned the state funds Ham got for his "ridiculous amusement park," referring to the Ark Encounter theme park where a life-sized Noah's Ark replica is being built.
