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== PZ Myers and militant atheism ==

== PZ Myers and militant atheism ==

PZ Myers is an outspoken [[atheism|atheist]] who has openly advocated the elimination of religion, likening it to illiteracy.<ref>http://www.atheistrev.com/2008/03/pz-myers-on-eliminating-religion.html</ref>

PZ Myers is an outspoken [[atheism|atheist]] who has openly advocated the elimination of [[religion]], likening it to [[illiteracy]].<ref>http://www.atheistrev.com/2008/03/pz-myers-on-eliminating-religion.html</ref> He has stated that it would be nice if religion would become a hobby, like knitting, and did not inspire people to try to eliminate science from education or inject religious scriptures as evidence in science class. His language is extremely militant at times, and laced with expletives.  In a diatribe in which he described those who believe in the Bible as "lunatics" and "bigots," Myers said:

His language is extremely militant at times, and laced with expletives.  In a diatribe in which he described those who believe in the Bible as "lunatics" and "bigots," Myers said:

{{QuoteBox|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>http://web.archive.org/web/20070420142719/http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/perspective/</ref>}}

{{QuoteBox|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>http://web.archive.org/web/20070420142719/http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/perspective/</ref>}}