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PZ Myers is a biologist and associate professor at the University of Minnesota, Morris.
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From a scientific point of view, we can make no distinction between the man who eats little and sees heaven and the man who drinks much and sees snakes. Each is in an abnormal physical condition, and therefore has abnormal perceptions. Normal perceptions, since they have to be useful in the struggle for life, must have some correspondence with fact; but in abnormal perceptions there is no reason to expect such correspondence, and their testimony, therefore, cannot outweigh that of normal perception.
Bertrand Russell, Religion and Science (New York: Oxford University Press), p. 188.
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December 31, 2008
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...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 10:46 PM • 48 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: 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...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 6:20 PM • 115 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 6:09 PM • 54 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 11:44 AM • 105 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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!...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 11:20 AM • 57 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 8:40 AM • 74 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 8:25 AM • 113 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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,...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 8:18 AM • 403 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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?’...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 4:27 PM • 113 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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!...
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