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| − | == | + | == Inappropriate commentary on the suicide of comedian Robin Williams == |
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| − | In | + | [[File:371px-Robin Williams 2011a.jpg|right|thumbnail|175px|[[Robin Williams]] ]] |
| + | In August 2014, very shortly after the [[suicide]] of the popular, American comedian/actor [[Robin Williams]], PZ Myers made a callous and socially/emotionally tone-deaf blog post on the matter compounded by him subsequently indicating in the blog post comment section that he should have been "more rude".<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/08/12/robin-williams-brings-joy-to-the-hearts-of-journalists-and-politicians-once-again/ Robin Williams brings joy to the hearts of journalists and politicians once again]</ref> | ||
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| + | Fellow atheist and evolutionist [[Jerry Coyne]] wrote in response to Myers' commentary on the suicide of Robin Williams: | ||
| + | {{cquote|This is one of the most contemptible and inhumane things I've ever seen posted by a well-known atheist. It reeks of arrogance, of condescension, and especially of a lack of empathy for those who loved and admired Williams not because they knew him, but because he brought them happiness and made them think.<ref>[http://www.evolutionnews.org/2014/08/on_robin_willia088801.html On Robin Williams's Death, a Revealing Dispute Between Atheist-Evolutionist Spokesmen]</ref>}} | ||
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| + | Myers was angry because he felt that the news of Robins Williams death was crowding out the news story of the African-American Michael Brown who was shot by a police officer (a race riot subsequently ensued).<ref name="patheos.com">[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/08/13/p-z-myers-is-surprise-unmoved-by-suicide-of-wealthy-white-robin-williams/ P.Z. Myers is (Surprise!) Unmoved By Suicide of “Wealthy White” Robin Williams]</ref> Myers was criticized by one of the bloggers at [[Hemant Mehta]]'s blog ''The Friendly Atheist'' due to his "his heartless, classless body blow to the still-warm corpse of Robin Williams."<ref name="patheos.com"/> In addition, Myers' hypocrisy was pointed out as he had made no blog posts previously about the Michael Brown matter and additionally Myers a day earlier, made "a substance-free 15-word post whose main attraction was a photo of a cute bulldog puppy."<ref name="patheos.com"/> | ||
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| + | In 2011, fellow [[New Atheism|New Atheist]] and evolutionist [[Richard Dawkins]] was also criticized for his social ineptitude due to the events surrounding [[Elevatorgate]] incident (see also: [[Women's views of Richard Dawkins]]). | ||
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Revision as of 19:43, September 22, 2019
Subsequent to the decline of the New Atheism movement, the atheist PZ Myers wrote, "History will not remember me...".[1] In July 2017, Myers renounced the New Atheism movement.[2] Concerning formerly being a new atheist, Myers said in 2019: "...I was naive and stupid".[3]
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Google trends data for monthly Google searches for the term "PZ Myers"
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Reddit atheism contributors on PZ Myers' loss of influence
See also: Reddit atheism and Atheism and women and Atheism and rape and Atheism and sexism and Reddit atheism contributors on PZ Myers' loss of influence
A contributor to Reddit atheism wrote about PZ Myers' loss of influence:
- "it seems to me that his influence has waned. If I ever do hear about him, it's usually unfortunate circumstances. The last time I recall hearing about him was when he apparently accused Michael Shermer of rape. And now it's stories about how much of a dick he has become, especially after his less-than-sensitive handling of Robin Williams' recent suicide."[4]
See also: PZ Myers on the death of Robin Williams
Another contributor to Reddit atheism wrote about PZ Myers' loss of influence:
| “ | He did a few debate/talk things, but things really took a turn for the worse with the so called "Elevatorgate", and the banning of Thunderfoot from their blog.
If you go on PZ's blog now and disagree with anything PZ says in the comments, you will be attacked by a pack of rabid hyenas defending every word PZ has ever uttered. Your views will be misrepresented, your quotes taken out of context and they will paint you as being sexist, racist, and whatever else they can think of. I've never encountered a place so hostile to dissenting opinions, which is shocking for an atheist/skeptic blog.[5] |
” |
See also: Atheism and social skills and Atheism and groupthink
See also: Freethought Blogs and Internet atheism and Alexa rankings of Richard Dawkins' website
Freethought Blogs is a spinoff of ScienceBlogs launched by PZ Myers and Ed Brayton.
Web traffic of Freethought Blogs
Alexa is a web traffic tracking company. In 2015 and 2016, Freethought Blogs saw a large decrease in its Alexa ranking.
Inappropriate commentary on the suicide of comedian Robin Williams
See also: PZ Myers on the death of Robin Williams
In August 2014, very shortly after the suicide of the popular, American comedian/actor Robin Williams, PZ Myers made a callous and socially/emotionally tone-deaf blog post on the matter compounded by him subsequently indicating in the blog post comment section that he should have been "more rude".[6]
Fellow atheist and evolutionist Jerry Coyne wrote in response to Myers' commentary on the suicide of Robin Williams:
| “ | This is one of the most contemptible and inhumane things I've ever seen posted by a well-known atheist. It reeks of arrogance, of condescension, and especially of a lack of empathy for those who loved and admired Williams not because they knew him, but because he brought them happiness and made them think.[7] | ” |
Myers was angry because he felt that the news of Robins Williams death was crowding out the news story of the African-American Michael Brown who was shot by a police officer (a race riot subsequently ensued).[8] Myers was criticized by one of the bloggers at Hemant Mehta's blog The Friendly Atheist due to his "his heartless, classless body blow to the still-warm corpse of Robin Williams."[8] In addition, Myers' hypocrisy was pointed out as he had made no blog posts previously about the Michael Brown matter and additionally Myers a day earlier, made "a substance-free 15-word post whose main attraction was a photo of a cute bulldog puppy."[8]
In 2011, fellow New Atheist and evolutionist Richard Dawkins was also criticized for his social ineptitude due to the events surrounding Elevatorgate incident (see also: Women's views of Richard Dawkins).
See also
- PZ Myers and social justice
- PZ Myers and politics
- Richard Dawkins' loss of influence
- Internet atheism
- Desecularization
Notes
- ↑ Apparently, the atheist PZ Myers recognizes that the New Atheism movement failed and that the 21st century is going to be a century of desecularization, Examining Atheism
- ↑ The New Atheism is dead. Long live atheism.
- ↑ The train wreck that was the New Atheism by PZ Myers, Freethoughtblogs.com, January 25, 2019
- ↑ What happened to PZ Myers?, Reddit atheism
- ↑ What happened to PZ Myers?, Reddit atheism
- ↑ Robin Williams brings joy to the hearts of journalists and politicians once again
- ↑ On Robin Williams's Death, a Revealing Dispute Between Atheist-Evolutionist Spokesmen
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 P.Z. Myers is (Surprise!) Unmoved By Suicide of “Wealthy White” Robin Williams
