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Creationism says: universities are so much under the grip of atheism that creationism cannot get a fair hearing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mythicism says: universities are so much under the grip of Christianity that mythicism cannot get a fair hearing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aren\u2019t these two claims like antimatter? When they collide, don\u2019t they cancel one another out in a spectacular release of energy (presumably in the form of arguments and counterarguments, which\u00a0presumably may likewise explode in an ongoing chain reaction?)<\/p>\n

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Creationism says: universities are so much under the grip of atheism that creationism cannot get a fair hearing. Mythicism says: universities are so much under the grip of Christianity that mythicism cannot get a fair hearing. Aren\u2019t these two claims like antimatter? 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