Live blogging PZ Myers on Atheist Talk Radio

Posted by Greg Laden on July 27, 2008
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PZ Myers‘ appearance on Atheist Talk Radio was positively Orwellian. Host Mike the Madman Haubrich actually asked PZ about developmental biology (evodevo).

Fish embryos? What about crackers!!!! I wanted crackers!!!! And I get Zebrafish!

The interview was actually very interesting, in which PZ discussed homologous structures in the mouse and the bat, in reference to his recent article in Seed magazine.

Well, PZ did compare himself to a supermodel. Unfavorably.

Otherwise, Myers was pretty much sticking with the Darwin story about evolution. Small incremental changes and all that. A very interesting and informative interview.

PZ revealed that his next Seed Magazine article will be on choanoflagellates. This is about the origins of multicellular life. When he talked about the proteins that evolved in choanoflagellates to stick them together (like cells in a multicellular organism stick together) the interviewer, Lynn Felman commented: “Oh, like everything is connected to everything else” (referring to the analogous structure).

I must say a half hour of science first thing in the morning on a Sunday is a lot better than … I dunno … crackers.

OK, off to Q.Cumbers.

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  1. #1 laurisa
    July 27, 2008

    Exactly: the best intellectual stimulation I’ve had since leaving North America! (Still on-line, doc, although I left the site to find connection!)

    Cheers! Raise your glasses and here’s a toast from around the world!!!! Thanks PZ!

  2. #2 Catherine
    July 27, 2008

    Hey Greg,
    I just returned from Q-Cumbers and wanted to say hi since I wasn’t able to get to in person. I was the woman with the little girl (2 year old). You might not have noticed but just in case! Anyhoo, hi and thanks for the great work!

  3. #3 Mike Haubrich, FCD
    July 27, 2008

    Hi, Catherine, I noticed but didn’t get a chance to talk to everybody. It was a great turnout, wasn’t it?

    I really enjoyed doing the show today, and especially knowing that Laurisa was listening.

  4. #4 paiwan
    July 27, 2008

    “Well, PZ did compare himself to a supermodel. Unfavorably.

    Otherwise,….”

    Dear Greg, please help him out, please.

  5. #5 Blind Squirrel FCD
    July 28, 2008

    “Oh, like everything is connected to everything else”

    Is this a reference to the bogus Chief Seattle quote? Too much LSD in your youth will do the same thing. Oh well, at least her heart is in the right place.

  6. #6 C. David Parsons
    July 28, 2008

    THE BIGGER PICTURE IN THE DEBATE ON DARWINISM IS NOT INTELLIGENT DESIGN.

    The reason is elementary: the Discovery Institute and other ID proponents leave out the Triune God, Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. Hence, Richard Dawkins can make the case for �aliens� seeding the earth.

    The Quest for Right, a series of 7 textbooks created for the public schools, represents the ultimate marriage between an in-depth knowledge of biblical phenomena and natural and physical sciences. The several volumes have accomplished that which, heretofore, was deemed impossible: to level the playing field between those who desire a return to physical science in the classroom and those who embrace the theory of evolution. The Quest for Right turns the tide by providing an authoritative and enlightening scientific explanation of natural phenomena which will ultimately dethrone the unprofitable Darwinian view.

    “I am amazed at the breadth of the investigation – scientific history, biblical studies, geology, biology, geography, astronomy, chemistry, paleontology, and so forth – and find the style of writing to be quite lucid and aimed clearly at a general, lay audience.” ? Mark Roberts, former Editor of Biblical Reference Books, Thomas Nelson Publishers.

    The Quest for Right series of books, based on physical science, the old science of cause and effect, has effectively dismantled the quantum additions to the true architecture of the atom. Gone are the nonexistent particles once thought to be complementary to the electron and proton (examples: neutrons, neutrinos, photons, mesons, quarks, Z’s, bosons, etc.) and a host of other pseudo particles.

    To the curious, scientists sought to explain Atomic theory by introducing fantastic particles that supposedly came tumbling out of the impact between two particles, when in fact, the supposed finds were simply particulate debris. There are only two elementary particles which make up the whole of the universe: the proton and electron. All other particles were added via quantum magic and mathematical elucidation in an attempt to explain earthly phenomena without God.

    Introducing the scheme of coincidence, which by definition, “is the systematic ploy of obstructionists who, in lieu of any divine intervention, state that any coincidental grouping or chance union of electrons and protons (and neutrons), regardless of the configuration, always produces a chemical element. This is the mischievous tenet of electron interpretation which states that all physical, chemical, and biological processes result from a change in the electron structure of the atom which, in turn, may be deciphered through the orderly application of mathematics, as outlined in quantum mechanics. A few of the supporting theories are: degrading stars, neutron stars, black holes, extraterrestrial water, antimatter, the absolute dating systems, and the big bang, the explosion of a singularity infinitely smaller than the dot of an �i� from which space, time, and the massive stellar bodies supposedly sprang into being.

    The Quest for Right is not only better at explaining natural phenomena, but also may be verified through testing. As a consequence, the material in the several volumes will not violate the so-called constitutional separation of church and state. Physical science, the old science of cause and effect, will have a long-term sustainability, replacing irresponsible doctrines based on whim. Teachers and students will rejoice in the simplicity of earthly phenomena when entertained by the new discipline.

    The Quest for Right. http://questforright.com

  7. #7 JanieBelle
    July 28, 2008

    Ok, ignoring the Jezus spammer above, who’s posted that crap in the past, I have something even more amusing than cracker desecration.

    Help a girl out here. Score me a virgin’s thong.
    :)

    Kisses Greg. Deep, long, insistent, immoral, Darwinista, kisses over a toasty baby sacrifice to Richard Dawkins.

  8. #8 laurisa
    July 28, 2008

    Come now, janieBelle…be careful what you ask for…! UMMMmmmm. I’m big into the ask and you shall receive thing.

    I mean, no babies, but I can find a virgin…

  9. #9 JanieBelle
    July 28, 2008

    oooo we have our first contestant!

    Now you just need to find one with one of those thongs!