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Myers commented, while listening to [[Michael Behe]] lecture on [[Intelligent design]], that "In science, we scream a lot."<ref name="citypages"/> According to Evolution News, he opposes democratically elected school boards deciding how evolution should be taught.<ref>Egnor, Michael [http://www.evolutionnews.org/2007/12/pz_myers_darwinists_know_whats.html ''P.Z. Myers: Darwinists Know What’s Best for Your Children''] Evolution News December 18, 2007</ref> | Myers commented, while listening to [[Michael Behe]] lecture on [[Intelligent design]], that "In science, we scream a lot."<ref name="citypages"/> According to Evolution News, he opposes democratically elected school boards deciding how evolution should be taught.<ref>Egnor, Michael [http://www.evolutionnews.org/2007/12/pz_myers_darwinists_know_whats.html ''P.Z. Myers: Darwinists Know What’s Best for Your Children''] Evolution News December 18, 2007</ref> | ||
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| + | Myers is an outspoken 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> His language, at times, is extremely militant. In a diatribe in which he described those who believe in the Bible as "lunatics" and "bigots," Myers said: | ||
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| + | 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> | ||
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| + | On July 8, 2008, Myers posted an entry attacking the Christian practice of Communion. After ridiculing Christians as "petty, hateful, and stupid," and asserting that "Nothing makes them stupider than religion," Myers requested that his readers steal consecrated Communion wafers for him, so that he could desecrate them on camera. This rant predictably resulted in a strongly negative response from Catholics and those who support freedom of religious expression <ref>http://www.catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1459</ref>; Myers has since complained about the "hate mail" and "death threats" he has received, comparing the defense of Communion to a "witch hunt." To date, the University of Minnesota has not taken official action against Myers for his inflammatory remarks, other than to remove the link to his blog from his faculty page. | ||
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Revision as of 20:09, July 14, 2008
Paul Zachary Myers a.k.a. PZ Myers is an activist in the creation-evolution controversy contributing to The Panda's Thumb and Pharyngula blogs. Myers is also an associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM)[1]
Myers commented, while listening to Michael Behe lecture on Intelligent design, that "In science, we scream a lot."[1] According to Evolution News, he opposes democratically elected school boards deciding how evolution should be taught.[2]
Militant Atheism
Myers is an outspoken atheist who has openly advocated the elimination of religion, likening it to illiteracy [3] His language, at times, is extremely militant. 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. [4]
On July 8, 2008, Myers posted an entry attacking the Christian practice of Communion. After ridiculing Christians as "petty, hateful, and stupid," and asserting that "Nothing makes them stupider than religion," Myers requested that his readers steal consecrated Communion wafers for him, so that he could desecrate them on camera. This rant predictably resulted in a strongly negative response from Catholics and those who support freedom of religious expression [5]; Myers has since complained about the "hate mail" and "death threats" he has received, comparing the defense of Communion to a "witch hunt." To date, the University of Minnesota has not taken official action against Myers for his inflammatory remarks, other than to remove the link to his blog from his faculty page.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Mad Scientist City Pages, Volume 26 - Issue 1303, November 23, 2005 Cover story
- ↑ Egnor, Michael P.Z. Myers: Darwinists Know What’s Best for Your Children Evolution News December 18, 2007
- ↑ http://www.atheistrev.com/2008/03/pz-myers-on-eliminating-religion.html
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20070420142719/http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/perspective/
- ↑ http://www.catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1459