pete, dear fellow, if the religious opponents of Dawkins weren't so shit-scared of him, they'd ignore him. Richard has that wonderful way of tickling believers' insecurities, and the point about those insecurities is that people of faith get terribly nervous when some militant atheistical thug comes along to innocently ask for evidence (I mean, how double-dog DARE they!). Odd, that! As for who he won't debate with, I think you'll find he has no fears on that front. He says there's no point debating with idiots, and I agree, and, from that perspective, as I'm addressing this to you, I would ask that you see this post as a piss-take and not a debating post, innit. Yeah.