Nye is a vitriolic atheist. The Planetary Society lost members because of his outbursts against parents who dare to teach their children religion that he disagrees with. Very nasty fellow in every sense.
While Nye was actually born in Washington DC we were stuck with him here in Washington State after he moved out here to work for Boeing. After that he started working as a writer/comedian on a local late night comedy show called Almost Live! That was his start in the entertainment industry and it has been down hill ever since.
He is an educated idiot that unfortunately fits perfectly in Seattle. I actually believe that he is a true believer. How anyone with any science background can stick with a theory that has proven to have no predictive value at all repeatedly for decades is beyond me. To me it demonstrates how the godless are always searching for something to make sense of their time here on earth.
The Global Warming Alarmists really are part of a fatalistic cult. They have lost the scientific observational battle, so now they have resorted to shouting down anyone who points this out.