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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>}}  
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However, in 2013, Jerry Coyne spoke at a 2013 atheist meeting with the self-congratulatory title "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.
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However, in 2013, Jerry Coyne spoke at a 2013 atheist meeting with the self-congratulatory title "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. In addition, the website of All American Speakers, a buyers agent, has a form for requesting Jerry A. Coyne as a speaker.<ref>[http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/booking-request.php?SpName=Jerry-A.-Coyne Request Booking Info on Jerry A. Coyne - AllAmericanSpeakers.com]</ref>
    
== Irony of atheist hypocrisy ==
 
== Irony of atheist hypocrisy ==
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