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I think you really meant to link this page. A kinesiologist (jock who can read) associate professor with ICR offers a very fishy looking bet. To whit:

Rules for the Life Science Prize
1. The evolutionist puts $10,000 in escrow with the judge.
2. The creationist puts $10,000 in escrow with the judge.
3. If the evolutionist proves evolution is science and creation is religion, then the evolutionist is awarded the $20,000.
4. If the creationist proves creation is science and evolution is religion, then the creationist is awarded the $20,000.
5. Evidence must be scientific, that is, objective, valid, reliable and calibrated.
6. The preponderance of evidence prevails.
7. At the end of the trial, the judge hands the prevailing party both checks.
8. The judge is a superior court judge.
9. The venue is a courthouse.
Debate Dodgers List as of November 2004
A debate dodger is a creation basher who declines “to put money where the mouth is.”
This list is kept by public school creationist, Mr. Karl Priest (kcpriest@aol.com).
1. Dr. Massimo Pigliucci. Atheist and science professor, Tennessee University. (3-11-02)
2. Mr. Andre H. Artus. Atheist. No credentials provided.
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You can certainly include me out, too. It might be different if I get to pick the judge, but that's one term I don't see.

And why a courtroom and not the Internet? After all, we have these debates on the web all the time. It's lovely how we can link web sites with the evidence for evolution--sure is a lot of stuff on that one link there!--rather than trying to compress an explanation of same into some kind of 15-minute opening statement or whatever ... Oh, wait! That WAS the idea, wasn't it?