Debating creationists on the topic of evolution is rather like trying to play chess with a pigeon \u2014 it knocks the pieces over, craps on the board, and flies back to its flock to claim victory.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“Pigeon chess” or “like playing chess with a pigeon” is a figure of speech originating from a comment made in March 2005 on Amazon by Scott D. Weitzenhoffer regarding Eugenie Scott’s book Evolution vs. Creationism: An introduction: Debating creationists on the topic of evolution is rather like trying to play chess with a pigeon \u2014…<\/p>\n
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