I think movements that want to change society need both diplomats and firebrands. The atheist movement seems to have lost its most effective firebrands due to death (Christopher Hitchens) or missteps (Dawkins and [[PZ Myers]]). A lot of people within the atheist population have soured on Dawkins/Myers. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 12:02, 22 March 2016 (EDT) | I think movements that want to change society need both diplomats and firebrands. The atheist movement seems to have lost its most effective firebrands due to death (Christopher Hitchens) or missteps (Dawkins and [[PZ Myers]]). A lot of people within the atheist population have soured on Dawkins/Myers. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 12:02, 22 March 2016 (EDT) |