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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.

Posted on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 08:17AM by Registered CommenterDaniel James Devine in | Comments1 Comment

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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

March 3, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJonathan Bartlett

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