Pharyngula

Posted by: zeekster | October 1, 2008 2:50 PM

brain asplode!

Posted by: schism | October 1, 2008 2:51 PM

Fortunately, you do no damage.

Yet he felt obligated to email you in response. Funny how that works.

Posted by: Holbach | October 1, 2008 2:54 PM

Hey, I'll let my god take care of this Myers desecrater. god, take care of this for me will you? Can you hear me? Are you there? What the fuck am I talking to you for? I'll take care of it myself. Moron.

Posted by: Rev. BigDumbChimp, KoT, OM | October 1, 2008 2:58 PM

Man that is awesome.

PZ your brain has the relative power of a all the brains in the world times ONE MILLION!!!11

Sure he says it's negative, but coming from Mr. James "Shot his load early" Williams that's gotta say something.

Posted by: ggab | October 1, 2008 3:00 PM

This is what I consider to be a "True Christian".

Posted by: BobC | October 1, 2008 3:04 PM

He sounded like a typical Catholic to me. There's virtually no difference between Catholics and Muslim terrorists. They're all nuts.

Posted by: AJ Milne | October 1, 2008 3:05 PM

Nobody subhuman is of consequence.

... However (sings) eeeevery sperm is sacred...

Posted by: Tulse | October 1, 2008 3:09 PM

"Subhuman"? Do you worship your god of peace with that mouth?

Posted by: ed | October 1, 2008 3:11 PM

But I thought you killed Jebus?

Posted by: Eric Atkinson | October 1, 2008 3:13 PM

Right to Life!
Ok, would you believe... "this guy is crackers?"

Jesus H Fracking Christ on crutches.

Well, its not much different than the stuff you see on the DU.

Posted by: beebeeo | October 1, 2008 3:18 PM

Could that be the james B. Williams who wrote: "From the Mind of God to the Mind of Man : A Layman's Guide to How We Got Our Bible"
I found that guy on Amazon.

How likely is it that his email address was hijacked?

Posted by: Flex | October 1, 2008 3:20 PM

I really need to wean my parents from AOL.

Maybe showing them examples of the other people who still use it may help.

Posted by: Sili | October 1, 2008 3:26 PM

Well. At least he spelt "Myers" correctly.

Posted by: Longtime Lurker | October 1, 2008 3:30 PM

Let us never speak of penis stealing again..

Don't be scared of the witches, Rev, just hide your penis! That's what I do.

Posted by: Bill Dauphin | October 1, 2008 3:39 PM

Oy! All this over the symbolic representation of an ancient sleight-of-hand artist?

Posted by: E.V. | October 1, 2008 3:45 PM

Fortunately, you do no damage

Posted by: Jacques | October 1, 2008 3:52 PM

I hope he enjoys a full inbox with all of his new friends from pharyngula.

Posted by: Interrobang | October 1, 2008 3:54 PM

Not enough cheek turning in the world.

Yes, exactly. Which is why the people who were sending Webster Cook death threats, and sending PZ death threats for supporting Webster Cook should have shut the fuck up and sat the fuck down before their big mouths brought all this on. They (and not PZ) have got nobody to blame but themselves.

Smarter trolls, please.

Posted by: tsg | October 1, 2008 3:55 PM

What did you expect? Hateful, moronic actions attract the attention and wrath of other hateful morons.

Why don't you go spray paint some swastikas on synagogues, or go burn some crosses on lawns and see what kind of responses you get? After all they are only symbols.

Not enough cheek turning in the world.

Your concern is noted.

Posted by: Desert Son | October 1, 2008 3:57 PM

KB at #31 posted:

Why don't you go spray paint some swastikas on synagogues, or go burn some crosses on lawns and see what kind of responses you get? After all they are only symbols.

Ah, yes. Equivalency. Actually, in the cases you cited, those aren't symbols, they are property owned and/or inhabited by individuals. The events you described fall under the criminal conduct code of vandalism (at the least), as well as hate crimes, and threats of violence (such as intimating a relationship between a shotgun, for example, and someone's brains being blown out).

In the case of the wafer, no one is wounded. You (or I, or anyone, including Catholic churches) can purchase wafers and effect upon them whatever action we wish, in the privacy of our own homes, or in publicly accessible spaces, without fear of recrimination. In the same way that anyone can purchase a flag and burn it. The flag is a symbol. Assuming the burner does not burn his/her self, or others, in the process of burning the flag, the action is defensible, and an expression of free speech (which is protected in this nation, or used to be, at least). The nation and its inhabitants remain unharmed. Unlike the property and individuals you cited in your dishonest attempt to muddy the waters.

Thanks for trying, though, and better luck next time with your self-righteous wounded pride.

No kings,

Robert

Posted by: Benjamin Franklin | October 1, 2008 4:08 PM

If your brains were blown out with a shotgun the collective intelligence of the world would increase a million times.

Posted by: Chris Phillips | October 1, 2008 4:09 PM

Funny how hate mail tells a story about the hater.

Posted by: Alex | October 1, 2008 4:13 PM

You mock my religion??!!?? I KILL YOU!!

DEAD!!!

Peace be with you.

Posted by: Patricia | October 1, 2008 4:15 PM

May as well pull the canvas off the trebuchet, and drag out the chamber pots.

Posted by: WRMartin | October 1, 2008 4:19 PM

From her writings (boobies and slutty and all that) I expected Patricia to be all nice and, well, probably hawt. But now there is no way she's getting anywhere near my penis.
[crossing legs tightly]

Posted by: tsg | October 1, 2008 4:21 PM

But now there is no way she's getting anywhere near my penis.

You mean, there was a chance she would before?

Posted by: WRMartin | October 1, 2008 4:24 PM

You mean, there was a chance she would before?

Posted by: tsg | October 1, 2008 4:26 PM

No. But just in case she passes by I want to be protected. I mean, I want it to be protected. Or at least well hidden.

Oh, you see, I'd be quite willing to risk it.

Posted by: Bunk | October 1, 2008 4:36 PM

Haha! Very Good A.J. @ #53. You could probably could've copied and pasted that hundreds of times when crackergate was really flared up. Actually, maybe you did. I couldn't work my way through all those comments.

Those poor Catholic hate mail writers. You guys just don't understand how difficult it is to be so loving of mankind, no that's not it, um, true to Jesus' word, no, um . . . hell, nevermind, pass the crackers.

Posted by: Alex | October 1, 2008 4:41 PM

I guess they just want to have their cracker and eat it too.

Sorry.

Posted by: Rev. BigDumbChimp, KoT, OM | October 1, 2008 4:43 PM

Looks like our guy is also Dr J.B. Williams, a trustee, or former trustee, of Bob Jones University, and if you search for his name on this page you'll find he's really upset some people, all over which ancient text is less-stupid than which other ancient text

Sons of a bitches. Bob Jones. Scar on my state. No surprise really. That place is factory for these types of knuckleheads.

/fist shake at the sky

JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONES

Posted by: Alex | October 1, 2008 4:46 PM

I just don't get how any sane person could pretend so hard that they know for certain that the cracker actually turned into the flesh of a deity. I mean, if they used beef jerky instead, that's an easier sell in my mind, but a cracker? Hmmm.

Posted by: IceFarmer | October 1, 2008 4:48 PM

As always, a very Catholic comment in complete contradiction to the scriptures they cling to without any apparent understanding of what they say.

Posted by: AJ Milne | October 1, 2008 4:57 PM

Bunk @58: Thanks, man.

Re:

...hell, nevermind, pass the crackers...

... 'n whine.

Posted by: ThatOtherGuy | October 1, 2008 5:05 PM

I still say you turn this stuff directly over the the FBI or other law enforcement. See if THEY think it's amusing. I doubt they will.

Posted by: the petey | October 1, 2008 5:12 PM

...which is especially weird, since the Protestants generally see Catholics as idolatrous precisely because of things like the Eucharist.

not to mention that the catholics rewrote the 10 commandments to REMOVE the no idolatry rule.

Posted by: the petey | October 1, 2008 5:15 PM

Actually yes the collective intelligence would increase by a factor of 1 million because we would then have 1,000,000 PZ brains!

so... you are saying that 1/1,000,000th of PZ's brain acts as well as a standard person's brain and that all of his parts operate independantly?

He's like a replicator

Posted by: Cesium | October 1, 2008 5:19 PM

Let's do some math here.

Average intelligence of world = ( (Intelligence of PZ) + (~6 billion) * (Average intelligence of everyone else) ) / (~6 billion)
(Average intelligence of world) * (1 million) = Average intelligence of everyone else

If we let x = Average intelligence of world,
x = ( (Intelligence of PZ) + (~6 billion) * x * (1 million) ) / (~6 billion)
x = (Intelligence of PZ) / (~6 billion) + x * (1 million)
Intelligence of PZ ~= (-6 quadrillion) * x

Congratulations, PZ! You are 6,000,000,000,000,000 times as unsmart as everyone else.

Posted by: The Petey | October 1, 2008 5:26 PM

PZ:

since you obviously suck the smart out of people heads, are you a professor because it gives you so many aspiring youngs minds to feed on? Do you sit in your classroom and just bask in the glow of your intellectual vampirism?

That is SOOO cool if you do.

Posted by: the Petey | October 1, 2008 5:28 PM

http://www.emailfinderpro.com/EFP.aspx?_email=JBWPSR@aol.com&_act=Step3

He apparently lives in CA

Posted by: Kook hunter | October 1, 2008 5:34 PM

"C'mon people "James Williams" is much to common a name to be making stupid conjectures about which one he is."

Yes, you're right--turns out that there's a lot of whacky James Williams's, and DR J.B. Williams's amd JB Williams's out there.

It should be compulsory for psychos to have psycho names...like James B. Strangelove...that would be easier.

Posted by: God | October 1, 2008 5:38 PM

Dear Dr Myers:

Once again, I must apologise for my followers. I sincerely hope you will forgive the blusterings of deluded individuals who, alas, believe in me and my cohort, the Tooth Fairy. They cannot, I fear, help themselves, as they appear to have severe father-figure issues, yet avoid psychotherapy.

Sincerely, God

Posted by: Eli | October 1, 2008 5:46 PM

PZ, this can't be legal. Death threats are seriously uncool... why not prosecute people like this instead of merely shaming them online?

Posted by: Kel | October 1, 2008 5:51 PM

Funny how he took the time out to tell you that your actions were of no consequence.

Posted by: the petey | October 1, 2008 6:00 PM

if the current acculated intelligence is:
X = C + PZ
where: X is the accumulative intelligence
C is the accumulated intelligence of non-PZ
PZ is PZ's IQ

Without PZ we have
1,000,000 X = C - PZ

I get that PZ's intelligence = -0.999998 that of everyone elses collective intelligence.

with an average IQ of 100
and roughly 6,600,000,000 people in the world

I get his IQ as -659,999,900,000

which makes him -65,999,990,000,000 times as unsmart as other people

but, I'm an engineer. Can someone check my math please?

Posted by: wrpd | October 1, 2008 6:03 PM

Patricia: Unfortunately, they have to be Philistine phoreskins which are kind of rare these days.
Besides, wouldn't King Saul's daughter be rather old and quite dead by now? Not that I'm knocking necrophilia, but you gotta draw the line somewhere.

Posted by: The Petey | October 1, 2008 6:06 PM

@#92 WRPD

if we use philistine foreskins instead of "Philistine" foreskins, we could use most funagelicals'.

though, I don't want to collect them.....

Posted by: Alex | October 1, 2008 6:15 PM

"Can someone check my math please?"

Very sloppy. For those calcs to have any validity it should be recognized that IQ varies with age. So the value of an average IQ would have to be given in context to the average age of all humans. Furthermore, we now need to factor in the sub-human population(s) IQs, since clearly, it can be shown that PZ the sub-human does have an impact on overall intelligence. So who's going to tackle defining precisely what a sub-human is? Is it the beard?

Posted by: Steve | October 1, 2008 6:20 PM

Perhaps his email gives another clue. JWB, obviously his initials, PSR could be something like Pine Springs Ranch.

http://www.pinespringsranch.org/

I'm sure they have nothing to do with him but you get the idea.

Posted by: jj | October 1, 2008 6:23 PM

@Pete #80
"He apparently lives in CA"

No, that's due to that AOL runs their email out of their Mountain View servers.

http://www.zoneedit.com/lookup.html?ipaddress=207.200.72.59&server=&reverse=Look+it+up

Posted by: Tziedel | October 1, 2008 6:24 PM