(February 4, 2014 at 7:40 pm)Clueless Morgan Wrote: Do you think the outcome of the debate will be affected by who goes first? Isn't the affirmative position first to go? So Ham would go first and Nye would get the last word, right?
No, wait, that would make sense, so that can't be right...
I think whoever goes last will have an advantage. I've seen many religious people slip in new arguments in their conclusions. You can bet the audience will take it seriously, considering the scientific literacy you can expect from such an audience.