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...a few things bothered me, most notably the [[Atheism and arrogance|air of self-congratulation]] (which I excused on the grounds of enthusiastic people finding like-minded folks for the first time), the “fanboyness” directed at some of the famous atheists (they hardly let poor [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality|Richard]] alone, and I’m not sure he liked that!), and the lameness of quite a few of the talks. Again, how much new can you say about atheism?<ref>[https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/are-there-too-many-atheist-meetings/ Are there too many atheist meetings?] by Jerry Coyne</ref>}}
...a few things bothered me, most notably the [[Atheism and arrogance|air of self-congratulation]] (which I excused on the grounds of enthusiastic people finding like-minded folks for the first time), the “fanboyness” directed at some of the famous atheists (they hardly let poor [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality|Richard]] alone, and I’m not sure he liked that!), and the lameness of quite a few of the talks. Again, how much new can you say about atheism?<ref>[https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/are-there-too-many-atheist-meetings/ Are there too many atheist meetings?] by Jerry Coyne</ref>}}
However, in 2013, Jerry Coyne spoke at an atheist meeting with the self-congratulatory title of "The Amazing Meeting".<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jerry_Coyne_at_The_Amazing_Meeting_2013-2.jpg Photograph of Jerry Coyne speaking at the atheist meeting entitled The Amazing Meeting]</ref> "The Amazing Meeting'' is an annual meeting and perennial speakers at the Amazing Meeting include [[Penn Jillette|Penn]] & Teller, [[Michael Shermer]], [[James Randi]] and Phil Plait.
However, in 2013, Jerry Coyne spoke at an atheist meeting with the self-congratulatory title of "The Amazing Meeting".<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jerry_Coyne_at_The_Amazing_Meeting_2013-2.jpg Photograph of Jerry Coyne speaking at the atheist meeting entitled The Amazing Meeting]</ref> "The Amazing Meeting'' is an annual meeting and perennial speakers at the Amazing Meeting include [[Penn Jillette|Penn]] & Teller, [[Michael Shermer]], [[James Randi]] and Phil Plait. See also: [[Atheist hypocrisy]]
See also: [[Atheist hypocrisy]]
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