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Do they really get that much mileage out of saying that they debated famous scientists? It's a nice rhetorical flourish, but what reason do we have to think it's a major driver of success?
Without debates, it is much easier for adherents of dogmatic philosophies to stay in an echo chamber of support.
They want the word "controversy". It sells textbooks in Texas.