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In 2012, PZ Myers wrote that he didn't object to [[bestiality]] in "a very limited set of specific conditions."<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/05/22/the-objective-morality-gotcha/ The “objective morality” gotcha]</ref><ref name="achilles">[http://templestream.blogspot.com/2012/08/atheist-achilles-heels-objective.html Atheist Achilles Heels: Objective Morality and Sacred Life]</ref> See also: [[PZ Myers on bestiality]] and [[Atheism and bestiality]]
In 2012, PZ Myers wrote that he didn't object to [[bestiality]] in "a very limited set of specific conditions."<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/05/22/the-objective-morality-gotcha/ The “objective morality” gotcha]</ref><ref name="achilles">[http://templestream.blogspot.com/2012/08/atheist-achilles-heels-objective.html Atheist Achilles Heels: Objective Morality and Sacred Life]</ref> See also: [[PZ Myers on bestiality]] and [[Atheism and bestiality]]
== Frethoughtblogs ==
''See also:'' [[Freethought Blogs]] and [[Internet atheism]]
[[Freethought Blogs]] is a spinoff of ScienceBlogs launched by PZ Myers and [[Ed Brayton]].
=== Web traffic of Freethought Blogs dramatically declines from June 2019 to September 2019 ===
[[File:Freethoughtblogs.com alexa ranking 9-23-2019.png|thumbnail|center|300px|The web traffic of Freethought Blogs saw a dramatic decline from June 2019 to September 2019 according to the web traffic tracking company [[Alexa]].
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On June 23, 2019, Freethought Blogs was the 90,953th most popular website in the world according to Alexa, but by September 23, 2019 Freethought Blogs was merely the 170,112th most popular website in the world according to Alexa.]]
=== Web traffic of Freethought Blogs: July 2015 to March 2019 ===
[[File:Freethoughtblogs alexa 2016.png|thumbnail|center|400px|Freethought Blogs is a spinoff of ScienceBlogs launched by PZ Myers and [[Ed Brayton]].
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[[Alexa]] is a web traffic tracking company. In 2015 and 2016, Freethought Blogs saw a large decrease in its Alexa ranking.]]
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[[File:Freethoughtblogs.com Alexa December 2016.png|400px|center|thumbnail|Freethought Blogs fell sharply in its Alexa ranking for much of the latter part of 2016]].
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[[File:Freethoughtbllogs alexa May 2017.png|400px|center|thumbnail|In May 2017, according to Alexa, Frrethoughtblogs continued to lose global market share.]]
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[[File:Freethoughtblogs.com alexa 3-12-2019.png|thumbnail|center|400px|According to Alexa, on March 12, 2019, Freethoughtblogs was the 90,419th most popular website in the world.]]
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=== Banning of Thunderf00t from Freethought Blogs ===
''See also:'' [[Atheist factions]]
On July 13, 2012 produced a video criticizing PZ Myers involvement in his banning from [[Freethought Blogs]]. The video accuses PZ Myers of a lack of integrity and engaging in censorship.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96FtpDLi_Vw FreeThoughtBlogs and PZ Myers]</ref>
Vox Day wrote that [[Thunderf00t]]'s removal from Freethought Blogs exemplified PZ Myers's unwillingness to intellectually engage his opponents and his lack of integrity.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2012/07/free-fascistthoughtblogs.html Vox Day on Freethought Blogs]</ref>
The issue which appeared to spark the contention was how to properly deal with the significant amount of [[misogny]] within the atheist community (see also: Atheism and women).<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/07/01/thunderf00t-check-your-email/ Thunderf00t, check your email - PZ Myers]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuKH3trPpgY&list=UUmb8hO2ilV9vRa8cilis88A&index=1&feature=plcp Thunderf00t on how to handle misogny in the atheist community]</ref>
=== Thunderf00t on the impact of Freethought Blogs on social justice ===
In October 2014, the popular YouTube atheist [[Thunderf00t]] indicated that the bloggers at Freethought Blogs accidentally put him on their email list and that they spend a considerable amount of time emailing each other engaging in petty matters. In fact, he indicated that they spent more time emailing each other than engaged in actual blogging. He also questioned the impact of the bloggers of Freethought Blogs on social justice.<ref name="youtube.com">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inqcLXNlEes Atheism+ Stream: How SJWs pushed their way into Atheism]</ref> Furthermore, he indicated that their attempt to make him a pariah within the atheist community had virtually no impact.<ref name="youtube.com"/>
In addition, Thunderf00t commented on how [[Jen McCreight]], the founder of the atheist feminist movement [[Atheism plus]] abandoned her movement within two weeks. And how [[Richard Carrier]] "the intellectual artillery" of the movement, quit promoting the movement within a month.<ref name="youtube.com"/>
=== Richard Carrier's defamation lawsuit against Freethought Blogs ===
See: [[Richard Carrier's lawsuits against fellow atheists|Richard Carrier's lawsuit against Freethought Blogs]]
== Atheist Ireland publicly dissociating itself from PZ Myers ==
== Atheist Ireland publicly dissociating itself from PZ Myers ==