I recently went on a trip to Williamstown, Ky., to visit the Ark Encounter, a life-sized replica of Noah's Ark based on the story in Genesis. The ministry that operates the ark, Answers in Genesis, provides information to explain climate change, natural selection and spaces made for dinosaurs. Though its evidence doesn't prove the account historical, it did enable me to raise more questions concerning not only the story, but also historic and scientific theories presented in traditional museums regarding science and natural history.
Despite my skepticism, I was fascinated and impressed with the way Answers in Genesis presents its own interpretation of the story. Many critics -- Bill Nye being the most famous of them -- claim that this attraction misleads people and misrepresents science, climate change in particular. A critic of environmentalism, Dr. E. Calvin Beisner, spoke at the Ark Encounter the day I was there. He deemed the movement "dangerous" and poked fun at the idea of climate change. Though his lecture was unsatisfying, it did not weaken my mind nor affect my day.