If the alternative is to show that scientists are not afraid of creationists by having some poor scientist get beat up on the debating stage, are we better off?
And let’s face it — some scientists do it out of a sense of ego. Gee, I’m really going to make mincemeat out of that creationist, they think. Well, are you such a big shot debater that you can guarantee that people in the audience aren’t going to go off after your debate and make life miserable for the local science teacher? “Gee, Mrs. Brown, I went to this neat debate the other day. You’d be surprised at how weak evolution is. Are you going to teach it this year?” Want to lay odds on Mrs. Brown teaching evolution again? Is your ego more important than students learning evolution? Think about it. My recommendation: above all else, do no harm I have no objection, by the way, to appearing on radio and TV with creationists, and have done so many times. In this format, it is possible to have some sort of point-counterpoint which is (though it seems odd to say it) not possible in a formal debate format. On the radio, I have been able to stop Gish, et al, and say, “Wait a minute, if X is so
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