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On September 4, 2011, Christian apologist [[Vox Day]] wrote concerning the [[evolution]]ist and atheist [[PZ Myers]]:

On September 4, 2011, Christian apologist [[Vox Day]] wrote concerning the [[evolution]]ist and atheist [[PZ Myers]]:

{{cquote|I have heard from numerous atheists who find his intellectual cowardice to be more than a little troubling given his usual tendency to create conflict rather than to avoid it. And he has handed an out to every single individual he ever hopes to challenge in the future. Why should they debate a nobody like him, a clown who isn't even a bigshot in his own field?

{{cquote|I have heard from numerous atheists who find his intellectual cowardice to be more than a little troubling given his usual tendency to create conflict rather than to avoid it. And he has handed an out to every single individual he ever hopes to challenge in the future. Why should they debate a nobody like him, a clown who isn't even a bigshot in his own field?

There have been few atheism vs. Islam debates.  

There have been few atheism vs. Islam debates.  

[[Image:Hitchens,_Stanford.jpg‎ |right|thumb|200px|[[Christopher Hitchens]] ]]

[[Image:Hitchens,_Stanford.jpg‎ |right|thumb|200px|[[Christopher Hitchens]] ]]

Although [[Islam]] is a major religion with many adherents, in Islamic societies tolerance for atheists is rare.<ref>[http://www.economist.com/news/international/21567059-ex-muslim-atheists-are-becoming-more-outspoken-tolerance-still-rare-no-god-not Ex-Muslim atheists are becoming more outspoken, but tolerance is still rare], ''The Economist''</ref>

Although [[Islam]] is a major religion with many adherents, in Islamic societies tolerance for atheists is rare.<ref>[https://www.economist.com/news/international/21567059-ex-muslim-atheists-are-becoming-more-outspoken-tolerance-still-rare-no-god-not Ex-Muslim atheists are becoming more outspoken, but tolerance is still rare], ''The Economist''</ref>

In the [[Western World]], there have been a few notable public debates between atheists and Muslims, but there have not been many.  The atheist [[Lawrence Krauss]] debated Muslim Hamza Tzortzis about the existence of God.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuTucfWTSgw Lawrence Krauss Vs Hamza Tzortzis]</ref> Also, the atheists Christopher Hitchens debated Muslim Tariq Ramadan and the debate topic was "Is Islam a religion of peace?".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CGFMwtJTyE Atheism vs Islam Debate - Christopher Hitchens vs Tariq Ramadan]</ref> There have been incidences of Muslim extremists attacking critics of Islam in the [[Western World]] so many atheists may be reluctant to engage in high-profile atheism vs. Islam debates (see: [[Atheism vs. Islam debates]]).

In the [[Western World]], there have been a few notable public debates between atheists and Muslims, but there have not been many.  The atheist [[Lawrence Krauss]] debated Muslim Hamza Tzortzis about the existence of God.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuTucfWTSgw Lawrence Krauss Vs Hamza Tzortzis]</ref> Also, the atheists Christopher Hitchens debated Muslim Tariq Ramadan and the debate topic was "Is Islam a religion of peace?".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CGFMwtJTyE Atheism vs Islam Debate - Christopher Hitchens vs Tariq Ramadan]</ref> There have been incidences of Muslim extremists attacking critics of Islam in the [[Western World]] so many atheists may be reluctant to engage in high-profile atheism vs. Islam debates (see: [[Atheism vs. Islam debates]]).