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PZ Myers is a biologist and associate professor at the University of Minnesota, Morris.
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December 31, 2008
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And if you want to hear New Year's greetings from a collection of godless geeks and weirdos, listen to the Two Smokin' Hot Freethinkers Podcast. Here at the Pharyngula Phortress, we'll be ringing in the New Year with delicious root...
Posted by PZ Myers at 10:46 PM • 47 Comments
Category: Creationism • Kooks
Casey Luskin once again complains about the fact that the propagators of intelligent design creationism are not regarded kindly, and in fact, are frequently disparaged. He takes it very personally, even. On a personal note, I am familiar with...
Posted by PZ Myers at 6:20 PM • 113 Comments
Category: Politics
Get out there and vote on this recommendation to Obama to create nationally required science standards. This is your last chance; it needs to be bumped up to 3rd place to make it into the next round. All it needs...
Posted by PZ Myers at 6:09 PM • 53 Comments
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Get ready for the War on New Year. Apparently the forces of darkness are mounting an attack, this time on the Christian holiday of New Year's Day, which commemorates and worshipfully celebrates the anniversary of the day on which a...
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:44 AM • 105 Comments
Category: Administrative
The Molly Award for the month of November goes to Emmet Caulfield. Buy him a beer, someone. Now we have to pick one for December — leave your nomination in the comments!...
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:20 AM • 57 Comments
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When last I mentioned Terry Pratchett, it was unfortunate news: he's been afflicted with embuggerance. Now, though, there is cause for some jubilation, since a certain godless humorist and fantasy author has been awarded a knighthood for his services to...
Posted by PZ Myers at 8:40 AM • 74 Comments
Category: Politics
They have a vision. They have a dream. They know what shape they want America to take. And they have formed an "organization inspired by the principles of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and the Evangelical and Christian Reconstruction movements". And...
Posted by PZ Myers at 8:25 AM • 113 Comments
Category: Godlessness
I had a gentle and uncontroversial deconversion from a fairly liberal church, so I've never suffered for atheism — which is as it should be for everyone. Not all Christians are tolerant enough to let people have their own beliefs,...
Posted by PZ Myers at 8:18 AM • 401 Comments
December 30, 2008
Category: Creationism
He declares a bicycle to be irreducibly complex because it can't function if you remove one wheel. You can guess where this is going. Queue up the redefinition calliope, Casey! ‘But it's not a bicycle anymore, now is it?’...
Posted by PZ Myers at 4:27 PM • 113 Comments
Category: Skepticism
See—there's an official list and everything. But wait…what's this? Tied with the Bad Astronomer? What has he done, besides write a book and become president of the JREF and pose naked? I ought to win for keeping my clothes on!...
Posted by PZ Myers at 1:29 PM • 76 Comments
Category: Creationism
No hard feelings, people, I lived there for a while…but Hoosiers sure can pick 'em. I was there when Dan Quayle was the hero of the hour, and I had no idea they could sink even lower. Here he...
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:08 AM • 103 Comments
Category: Godlessness
Rename the town "Peckerwood".1 It would be more fitting. Addition of the modifier "two-bit" is entirely optional. Here's the story. Local citizen walks into the Public Library, and notices that it is displaying a Christian nativity scene. He asks...
Posted by PZ Myers at 9:07 AM • 147 Comments
December 29, 2008
Category: Godlessness
Ho hum, it's Madeleine Bunting, who we've encountered before. Her essay starts out well enough, cheering on the coming Darwin celebrations, explaining how this is a great opportunity for the promotion of science, etc., etc., etc., but—there's always a...
Posted by PZ Myers at 10:45 PM • 144 Comments
Category: Godlessness
Well, it's nothing to be concerned about. Just more of the same ol', same ol', with nothing much of substance to grapple with. Let's tackle Andrew Brown's complaints first. Brown is not a stupid fellow, but I see here...
Posted by PZ Myers at 9:11 PM • 165 Comments
Category: Art
A reader sent me this photo of a lovely monument in Antwerp, and I just had to post it. You see, when you're a biologist, it's not just all about the squid and the barnacles, there's also all the hot...
Posted by PZ Myers at 12:44 PM • 49 Comments
Category: Personal
Checking my mail today, I discovered one curiosity, one holiday card, and one piece of Very Official Stationery from the University that employs me. The curiosity: I actually got a reprint request. Those are very strange — it used to...
Posted by PZ Myers at 12:21 PM • 82 Comments
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