With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not alone
May 20, 2025
The 1925 Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism. But a century later, many Americans still embrace creationism, the belief that the biblical story of human origins is literally true. That’s most evident at a giant replica of the biblical Noah’s Ark in Kentucky, which draws 1.5 million visits per year along with a related Creation Museum. The message is that “the history in the Bible is true,” contends founder Ken Ham. This trend alarms science educators, who say the evidence for evolution is overwhelming and who see creationism as part of an anti-science movement affecting responses to climate change.
