I am glad this debate took place though many people advise never to debate Creationists. Scientists that refuse to debate Creationists in front of a public aud

I am glad this debate took place though many people advise never to debate Creationists. Scientists that refuse to debate Creationists in front of a public audience have no standing to rise in front of a city council or state committee and demand Creationism not be taught. We should not be afraid of debate. Is Science and reason and evidence that weak? And why on earth should we be in some sort of superior position where we insist Creationism not be taught in schools but insist we will not debate the issue? So of course it is important that scientists and others that want to keep Creationism out of schools publicly debate Creationists. That said, it doesn’t mean we cannot discuss proper forums, admission policies, moderation, voting, or format of the debate.