" ... but I do know Dawkins won't debate qualified scientists , creationists who might be considered equal , but you often see him on YouTube taking on what might be called easy targets.       Basically ,your definition of who serious scientists and theologians is self serving, ie, who agree with your view, or at least are not YEC,s however highly qualified."

Oh dear! I don't blame Prof. Dawkins for ignoring superstitious, obtuse idiots who are in no way his "equal"! He would be wasting his time and energy "debating" with wilfully ignorant fools. The words "scientist" and "creationist" are oxymoronic.

Here's my definition of a scientist (in this context, let's say an evolutionary biologist): A person who is qualified in an appropriate field who approaches the study of the Universe around her/him with an open mind. A scientist is definitely NOT someone who labours under the grossly silly delusion that the myths and legends of a bunch of Bronze Age, Middle Eastern goat herders represent the literal truth about the origins of life on Earth!