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== 2025 American Atheists convention: Not one speaker spoke about science ==
== 2025 American Atheists convention: Not one speaker spoke about science ==
[[File:PZ Myers at Skepticon 7.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|[[PZ Myers]] ]]
[[File:PZ Myers at Skepticon 7.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|[[PZ Myers]] ]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and science]] and [[Atheism and women]] and [[Atheist scandals]] and [[Elevatorgate]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and science]] and [[Atheism and women]] and [[Atheist scandals]] and [[Elevatorgate]] and [[Atheist conferences]]
The atheists and [[evolution]]ist [[PZ Myers]] wrote in 2025:
The atheists and [[evolution]]ist [[PZ Myers]] wrote in 2025:
{{Cquote|It was a good weekend though, although yesterday was all deja vu. So many talks on social justice! It sounded like an atheist conference from 15 years ago, with all the liberal weirdos standing up and talking about feminism and gay rights and how the atheist community needs to fight for equality...
{{Cquote|It was a good weekend though, although yesterday was all deja vu. So many talks on social justice! It sounded like an [[Atheist conferences|atheist conference]] from 15 years ago, with all the liberal weirdos standing up and talking about feminism and gay rights and how the atheist community needs to fight for equality...
One difference: no one was talking about [[science]]. Not one talk the entire weekend. I think that might be another unintended consequence of so many of the atheist-scientists of yore having turned out to be such roaring asshats. Thanks so much, [[Richard Dawkins|Dawkins]] & [[Jerry Coyne|Coyne]] & [[Sam Harris|Harris]] & Pinker, you’ve made science a toxic pill in everyone’s mouth.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/04/20/and-a-good-time-was-had-by-all-2/ And a good time was had by all], [[PZ Myers]], April 20, 2025</ref>}}
One difference: no one was talking about [[science]]. Not one talk the entire weekend. I think that might be another unintended consequence of so many of the atheist-scientists of yore having turned out to be such roaring asshats. Thanks so much, [[Richard Dawkins|Dawkins]] & [[Jerry Coyne|Coyne]] & [[Sam Harris|Harris]] & Pinker, you’ve made science a toxic pill in everyone’s mouth.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/04/20/and-a-good-time-was-had-by-all-2/ And a good time was had by all], [[PZ Myers]], April 20, 2025</ref>}}