Dr. Bill Craig's Debates: Why do Atheists lose/run away from debating him?

[The Architect Of Fate]

Not only on public policy matters, but that's how academic debates, even on other subjects, generally proceed, right? So not sure why the invitation to debate these ideas fairly and freely should be controversial. If Dawkins thinks this or that statement of Craig's or Christ's the Bible's is allegedly so blatantly incorrect or wrong that everybody would recognize it, then he should have leapt at the opportunity to prove that before a large debate audience at Oxford imo

Dawkins gains nothing from a debate with Craig as even if he won his followers would not acknowledge it and if he lost Craig would have bragging rights. Either way Craig gets the prestige. So what's in it for Dawkins when he can simply criticise him without debating him? There is nothing to be gained for winning against Craig there is nothing to be lost from not debating Craig.