Original sentence: On the advice of his late colleague Stephen Jay Gould, Dawkins refuses to participate in debates with a creationist because he is afraid that a creationist would use his proximity to a "real" scientist to gain publicity for his cause
Edited sentence: On the advice of his late colleague Stephen Jay Gould, Dawkins refuses to participate in debates with creationists on the basis that they will just use their proximity to a real scientist to gain legitimacy in the public eye