[[PZ Myers]] is a [[militant atheism|militant atheist]].<ref>http://www.atheistrev.com/2008/03/pz-myers-on-eliminating-religion.html</ref> His language is extremely militant at times, and laced with expletives.<ref>[https://creation.com/evolutionary-equivocation P.Z. Myers’ evolutionary equivocation My brush with P.Z. Myers at his anti-creationist talk in Minot, ND, USA] by Greg Demme</ref> In a diatribe in which he described those who believe in the Bible as "lunatics" and "bigots," Myers said:
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[[PZ Myers]] is a [[militant atheism|militant atheist]].<ref>http://www.atheistrev.com/2008/03/pz-myers-on-eliminating-religion.html</ref> His language is extremely militant at times, and laced with expletives.<ref>[https://creation.com/evolutionary-equivocation P.Z. Myers’ evolutionary equivocation My brush with P.Z. Myers at his anti-creationist talk in Minot, ND, USA] by Greg Demme</ref> In a diatribe in which he described those who believe in the Bible as "lunatics" and "bigots," Myers said; "I say, screw the polite words and careful rhetoric. It's time for scientists to break out the steel-toed boots and brass knuckles, and get out there and hammer on the lunatics and idiots."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070420142719/http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/perspective/</ref>
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{{cquote|I say, screw the polite words and careful rhetoric. It's time for scientists to break out the steel-toed boots and brass knuckles, and get out there and hammer on the lunatics and idiots.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070420142719/http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/perspective/</ref>}}