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-[[Image:Duanegishpic.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Dr. [[Duane Gish]]]]
+This proves that the education system leaves much to be desired.
-[[Creation science|Creation scientists]] tend to win the [[creation]] vs. [[evolution]] debates and many have been held since the 1970's particularly in the [[United States]]. Robert Sloan, Director of Paleontology at the University of Minnesota, reluctantly admitted to a ''Wall Street Journal'' reporter that the "creationists tend to win" the public debates which focused on the creation vs. evolution controversy.<ref>Ankerberg, John, and Weldon, John, [http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/science/SC0104W1E.htm Truth in Advertising: Damaging the Cause of Science]</ref><ref name="WWD">Fraser, Bill,[http://members.shaw.ca/mark.64/hcib/whowins.html Who wins the Debates?]</ref>
-In August of 1979, [[Henry Morris|Dr. Henry Morris]] reported in an [[Institute for Creation Research]] letter the following: “By now, practically every leading evolutionary scientist in this country has declined one or more invitations to a scientific debate on creation/evolution.”<ref name="WWD" />
-Morris also said regarding the creation scientist [[Duane Gish]] (who had over 300 formal debates): “At least in our judgment and that of most in the audiences, he always wins.”<ref name="WWD" />
-Generally speaking, [[Atheism and Debate|leading evolutionists generally no longer debate creation scientists]] because creation scientists tend to win the debates.<ref>http://www.icr.org/article/811/</ref> In addition, the [[atheism|atheist]] and evolutionist [[Richard Dawkins]] has shown inconsistent and deceptive behavior [[Richard Dawkins' public refusal to debate creationists|concerning his refusal creation scientists]].  Evolutionists and atheists inconsistency concerning debating creationists was commented on by the [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologetic]] website [[True Free Thinker]] which declared: "Interestingly enough, having noted that since some atheists refuse to debate “creationists” but then go on to debate some of those people but not others, it is clear that they are, in reality, being selective and making excuses for absconding from difficulties..."<ref>http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/speaking-assiduous-absconders%E2%80%A6yet-again-vox-day-challenges-pz-myers-debate</ref>  In an article entitled ''Are Kansas Evolutionists Afraid of a Fair Debate?'' the [[Discovery Institute]] states the following:
-{{cquote|Defenders of Darwin's theory of evolution typically proclaim that evidence for their theory is simply overwhelming. If they really believe that, you would think they would jump at a chance to publicly explain some of that overwhelming evidence to the public. Apparently not.<ref>http://www.evolutionnews.org/2005/02/are_kansas_evolutionists_afraid_of_a_fai.html</ref>
-}}
-In 1994, the arch-evolutionist Dr. [[Eugenie Scott]] made this confession concerning creation vs. evolution debates:
-{{cquote|During the last six or eight months, I have received more calls about debates between creationists and evolutionists than I have encountered for a couple of years, it seems.  I do not know what has inspired this latest outbreak, but I am not sure it is doing much to improve science education.
-Why do I say this?  Sure, there are examples of "good" debates where a well-prepared evolution supporter got the best of a creationist, but I can tell you after many years in this business
-that they are few and far between.  Most of the time a well-meaning evolutionist accepts a debate challenge (usually "to defend good science" or for some other worthy goal), reads a bunch of
-creationist literature, makes up a lecture explaining Darwinian gradualism, and can't figure out why at the end of the debate so many individuals are clustered around his opponent, congratulating
-him on having done such a good job of routing evolution -- and why his friends are too busy to go out for a beer after the debate.<ref>http://www.skepticfiles.org/evo2/credebec.htm</ref>}}
-== Scopes Monkey Trial ==
-Concerning the [[Scopes Monkey Trial]], Uncommondescent.com reports: "It is a little known fact that [[William Jennings Bryan]] agreed to be interrogated by [[Clarence Darrow]] only if Bryan could in turn interrogate Darrow views of [[evolution]]. Darrow agreed, but then right after interrogating Bryan directed the judge to find Scopes guilty, thereby closing the evidence and thus preventing Bryan from interrogating Darrow"<ref>http://www.uncommondescent.com/evolution/the-vise-strategy-squeezing-the-truth-out-of-darwinists/</ref>.
-=== CreationWiki page on how to thwart evolutionist/atheist cyberbullying on YouTube ===
-''see also:'' [[Atheistic bullying]]
-Because the evolutionists cannot compete in the public square, there is a widespread problem with [[Atheistic bullying|atheist cyberbullying]] on [[YouTube]] toward [[Christian]] and creationist YouTube channels.  [[CreationWiki]] has developed a web page entitled [http://creationwiki.org/Anticreationist_youtube_debate_tactics Anticreationist youtube debate tactics] designed to show creationists how to thwart atheist/evolutionist cyberbullies.  Also, one popular Christian YouTube channel, [[shockofgod]], was shut down several times by atheist cyberbullying through false reports.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kax-zAJxi-U</ref>
-== See also ==
-*[[Essay: The overwhelming proof and evidence for evolution]] - satire
-*[[Richard Dawkins' public refusal to debate creationists]]
-*[[Huxley Memorial Debate]]
-*[[Atheism and Debate]]
-*[[Geographic Locations where evolutionary belief is in the minority or declining]]
-== Notes ==
-{{reflist|2}}

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