On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:52:08 -0700, Patrick Elliott wrote:

> Actually, most people who are serious about something that religion
> apposes avoid public "debates" like the plague. Why? Because they can
> trot out 500 bits of nonsense, and you have either a) no time to address
> them all, or b) to pick one, which you think is the most important, to
> address.

Of course, that's the reason Richard Dawkins doesn't debate 
creationists.  Well, that and he thinks they're idiots not worth his 
time.  He once said a friend of his said, in response to a request from a 
creationist for a debate, "well, that'd look good on your CV, not so good 
on mine."  His friend declined as well.

Jim

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