== Speech at the 2010 Global Atheist Convention ==
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At the 2010 Global atheist Convention, an overweight PZ Myers likened belief in God to a brain infection plus made the blanket statement that religion makes people stupid and/or do stupid stupid things.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfXbnygJirc PZ Myers - Global Atheist Convention 2010]</ref> As noted above, according to [[medical science]], being overweight causes brain impairment.<ref name="psychonline" /><ref name="waistlines" /> A 2009 picture of a significantly overweight PZ Myers can be found [http://www.flickr.com/photos/cfimi/5244769742/ HERE].