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[[File:Jerry Coyne at The Amazing Meeting - 2013.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|The atheist Jerry Coyne speaking at a 2013 [[Atheist conferences|atheist meeting]] entitled The Amazing Meeting (TAM). TAM is an annual meeting.  

[[File:Jerry Coyne at The Amazing Meeting - 2013.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|The atheist Jerry Coyne speaking at a 2013 [[Atheist conferences|atheist meeting]] entitled The Amazing Meeting (TAM). TAM is an annual meeting.  

 

In 2011, Coyne said about atheist meetings which he attended that they had an [[Atheism and arrogance|air of self-congratulation]].<ref>[https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/are-there-too-many-atheist-meetings/ Are there too many atheist meetings?] by Jerry Coyne</ref>  He also indicated about atheist meetings: "But to me the speakers and talks have often seemed repetitive: the same crew of jet-set skeptics giving the same talks."<ref>[https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/are-there-too-many-atheist-meetings/ Are there too many atheist meetings?] by Jerry Coyne</ref>]]

In 2011, Coyne said about atheist meetings which he attended that they had an [[Atheism and arrogance|air of self-congratulation]].<ref>[https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/are-there-too-many-atheist-meetings/ Are there too many atheist meetings?] by Jerry Coyne</ref>  He also indicated about atheist meetings: "But to me the speakers and talks have often seemed repetitive: the same crew of jet-set skeptics giving the same talks."<ref>[https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/are-there-too-many-atheist-meetings/ Are there too many atheist meetings?] by Jerry Coyne</ref>]]

'''Jerry Allen Coyne''' (born on December 30, 1949) is an American professor of biology at the University of Chicago in the Department of Ecology and [[Evolution]].  

'''Jerry Allen Coyne''' (born December 30, 1949) is an American professor of biology at the University of Chicago in the Department of Ecology and [[Evolution]].  

He is an outspoken evolutionist and [[atheism|atheist]] who is known for his commentary on [[intelligent design]] theory.  Since [[World War II]] a majority of the most prominent and vocal defenders of the evolutionary position which employs [[methodological naturalism]] have been atheists and [[agnosticism|agnostics]].<ref>

He is an outspoken evolutionist and [[atheism|atheist]] who is known for his commentary on [[intelligent design]] theory.  Since [[World War II]] a majority of the most prominent and vocal defenders of the evolutionary position which employs [[methodological naturalism]] have been atheists and [[agnosticism|agnostics]].<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>}}  

...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.  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> See also: [[Atheist hypocrisy]]

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.  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> See also: [[Atheist hypocrisy]]

At the 2013 The Amazing Meeting, Coyne gave a talk entitled ''Faith is Not a Virtue'' which focused on the supposed incompatibility of science and religion, despite the fact that studies show that the irreligious engage in more superstitious thinking and the significant contributions that [[Christianity]] has made to science (see: [[Irreligion and superstition]] and [[Christianity and science]]).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJMzGrPX7M Faith is Not a Virtue - Jerry Coyne TAM 2013] - video</ref>  In addition, in his talk ''Faith is Not a Virtue'' Coyne also avoided the large body of historical and other social science data regarding the immoral actions of the atheist population (see: [[Moral failures of the atheist population]] and [[Atheism and Mass Murder|Atheism and mass murder]] and [[Atheism and morality]]). Furthermore, Coyne said in his talk that there being various sects of Christianity is evidence that Christianity is false (Despite the fact that there are many schools of atheist thought which frequently quarrel with each other  (see: [[Atheist factions]]) and that atheists/[[agnosticism|agnostics]] frequently argue about the [[definition of atheism]]).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJMzGrPX7M Faith is Not a Virtue - Jerry Coyne TAM 2013] - video</ref>

At the 2013 The Amazing Meeting, Coyne gave a talk entitled ''Faith is Not a Virtue'' which focused on the supposed incompatibility of science and religion, despite the fact that studies show that the irreligious engage in more superstitious thinking and the significant contributions that [[Christianity]] has made to science (see: [[Irreligion and superstition]] and [[Christianity and science]]).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJMzGrPX7M Faith is Not a Virtue - Jerry Coyne TAM 2013] - video</ref>  In addition, in his talk ''Faith is Not a Virtue'' Coyne also avoided the large body of historical and other social science data regarding the immoral actions of the atheist population (see: [[Moral failures of the atheist population]] and [[Atheism and Mass Murder|Atheism and mass murder]] and [[Atheism and morality]]). Furthermore, Coyne said in his talk that there being various sects of Christianity is evidence that Christianity is false (Despite the fact that there are many schools of atheist thought which frequently quarrel with each other  (see: [[Atheist factions]]) and that atheists/[[agnosticism|agnostics]] frequently argue about the [[definition of atheism]]).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJMzGrPX7M Faith is Not a Virtue - Jerry Coyne TAM 2013] - video</ref>

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