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$\"\"$ I am grateful to Michael Zimmerman<\/a> and others who have pointed out that the $10,000 prize offered to someone who proves evolution before a judge is (1) just the same guy who has made this offer in the past, (2) an offer from someone who does not understand what evolution is, (3) an offer that he backtracks on, and (3) the guy seems to be completely out of his mind.<\/p>\n

Click through to read Michael Zimmerman\u2019s Huffington Post<\/em> article<\/a> about his attempt to pursue the prize some years ago to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"