Myers v. Simmons debate
Here's the link to the audio for the recent debate between anti-Christian blogger and biologist PZ Myers and Dr. Geoff Simmons, who is not a creationist but has written a couple of books critical of Darwinism. PZ's tactic both on his blog and in open debates is to throw some measure of mud on his non-Darwinian opponents--enough to make the radio hosts object--but Dr. Simmons does well holding his own and keeping the discussion centered on the evidence against Darwinism.
PZ appealed primarily to the authority of modern Darwinian biologists and spent much of his time making attacks. Simmons is to be commended for keeping his end of the discussion civil, focused, and intelligible.
Dr. Simmons sent some post-debate comments to the Discovery Institute, posted here.
Excerpt:
Before the recent KKMS (MN radio) debate, Dr. P.Z. Myers blogged on Pharyngula that he would decimate me. Within minutes of the show’s conclusion, he blogged that he accomplished his goal, never conceding a single point from an hour long show. It is worth one’s while to read his blogs and those that follow as they readily speak to the character of these folks, much moreso than I could ever do. Richard Dawkins was also quick to compliment the professor and add to the feeding frenzy. Again, no concessions. They had their hearing aids turned off before the show even started.


Reader Comments (1)
Honestly, I don't think Simmons did very well during the debate. He failed to ask fairly specific questions about the data he was talking about (specifically with regard to whales). I think he showed himself to not be very knowledgeable on the subjects he was talking about. It's one thing to not know much about whale evolution. It's another thing to (a) include information in your book, (b) bring it up in a debate, and then (c) show the world that you really aren't very well versed in this stuff.
Jon