Stop debating creationists. It will only give them the illusion of legitimacy.

good article!

It is so much easier to hold a position if you refuse to discuss it in a public forum where you must defend your position. Besides, Dawkins makes too much money promulgating atheism to risk a serious discussion.

I liked Dawkins augument and I can understand it. He is obvously attacked by the crazies. I left an advertizement about newsvine, possibly Richard may be tempted to join newsvine as his@!$%# was about university debate and not on line debate. The proof is given by the fact there is open comment debates on his web site. He obvously at least reads the comments.

Well, Christopher Hitchens certainly isn't afraid of the debate ;)

That should be interesting. He's not to everyone's taste but he'll certainly rattle the Creationist cage

While I understand his sentiment, I really don't agree with it. The way to grow idiots is much the same as growing mushrooms. Feed them bull@!$%# and keep them in the dark. Failing to point out what's wrong with creationism is in a way being complicit in keeping people in the dark.

Creationism isn't going to go away just because people don't address its follies.

In fact, failing to do so is more like giving creationists a blank slate to declare they've already won the debate.