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Here is an Cliff’s Notes story <\/a>about the debate at the University of Florida between Douglas Jacoby and Michael Shermer.<\/p>\n

While a debate Monday at the University of Florida was billed as creationism vs. evolution, Christian lecturer Douglas Jacoby asked the audience, “Why not both?”<\/p>\n

“The point is you can be both a scientist and believe in God,” he said.<\/p>\n

But professional skeptic Michael Shermer said the existence of God is not testable and by definition is not science.<\/p>\n

“No, I can’t prove there’s no God, but I can’t prove there’s no Bigfoot either,” he said.<\/p>\n

The duo debated before an overflow crowd of more than 1,000 people in the Grand Ballroom of the University of Florida’s Reitz Union.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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