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Williams committed suicide in 2014. He was suffering from Lewy body dementia, a devastating and progressive neurological condition.
Williams committed suicide in 2014. He was suffering from Lewy body dementia, a devastating and progressive neurological condition.
== Atheist PZ Myers' caustic commentary on the suicide of comedian Robin Williams ==
''See also:'' [[PZ Myers on the death of Robin Williams]]
[[File:371px-Robin Williams 2011a.jpg|right|thumbnail|175px|[[Robin Williams]] ]]
In August 2014, very shortly after the [[suicide]] of the popular, American comedian/actor [[Robin Williams]], PZ Myers made a callous and socially/emotionally tone-deaf blog post on the matter compounded by him subsequently indicating in the blog post comment section that he should have been "more rude".<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/08/12/robin-williams-brings-joy-to-the-hearts-of-journalists-and-politicians-once-again/ Robin Williams brings joy to the hearts of journalists and politicians once again]</ref>
Fellow atheist and evolutionist [[Jerry Coyne]] wrote in response to Myers' commentary on the suicide of Robin Williams:
{{cquote|This is one of the most contemptible and inhumane things I've ever seen posted by a well-known atheist. It reeks of arrogance, of condescension, and especially of a lack of empathy for those who loved and admired Williams not because they knew him, but because he brought them happiness and made them think.<ref>[http://www.evolutionnews.org/2014/08/on_robin_willia088801.html On Robin Williams's Death, a Revealing Dispute Between Atheist-Evolutionist Spokesmen]</ref>}}
Myers was angry because he felt that the news of Robins Williams death was crowding out the news story of the African-American Michael Brown who was shot by a police officer (a race riot subsequently ensued).<ref name="patheos.com">[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/08/13/p-z-myers-is-surprise-unmoved-by-suicide-of-wealthy-white-robin-williams/ P.Z. Myers is (Surprise!) Unmoved By Suicide of “Wealthy White” Robin Williams]</ref> Myers was criticized by one of the bloggers at [[Hemant Mehta]]'s blog ''The Friendly Atheist'' due to his "his heartless, classless body blow to the still-warm corpse of Robin Williams."<ref name="patheos.com"/> In addition, Myers' hypocrisy was pointed out as he had made no blog posts previously about the Michael Brown matter and additionally Myers a day earlier, made "a substance-free 15-word post whose main attraction was a photo of a cute bulldog puppy."<ref name="patheos.com"/>
In 2011, fellow [[New Atheism|New Atheist]] and evolutionist [[Richard Dawkins]] was also criticized for his social ineptitude due to the events surrounding [[Elevatorgate]] incident (see also: [[Women's views of Richard Dawkins]]).
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