Angry Atheists and Anti-Theists

[vulcanlogician]

Wow -- I hadn't heard that about Merton. It's to the point where the bad guys have done so much bad, even if the accusations seem far-fetched, they almost seem deserved. 

I brought up the CIA because I've been reading about them lately...

Here's the article: http://edwardcurtin.com/speaking-the-uns...as-merton/

Contrary to the common view, there is really no mystery about how Merton died. The best evidence indicates beyond any serious doubt that Merton was murdered. It’s a simple fact that the average person is far more likely to be murdered than to be killed by an electric fan, and Merton was no average person. The story that a fan killed Merton is so preposterous that a series of fantastic stories have had to be invented to make it believable….Who did it and why? The CIA had the motive and the means.

Merton is one of my heroes because of his involvement in the anti-war movement and his advocacy of nonviolence. Apparently his anti-war activities are what landed him on the CIA's shit list (at least according to the article).