Quote:PZ Myers, soft-spoken in person but trenchant in print, said of A+ critics:
“It really isn’t a movement about exclusion, but about recognising the impact of the real nature of the universe on human affairs. And if you don’t agree with any of that – and this is the only ‘divisive’ part – then you’re an asshole. I suggest you form your own label, ‘Asshole Atheists”, and own it, proudly. I promise not to resent it or cry about joining it. I just had a thought: maybe the anti-Atheist+ people are sad because they don’t have a cool logo. So I made one for the Asshole Atheists:A*”
I think people that criticize Atheism+ really ought to own the label 'Asshole Atheists' to highlight the absurdity of being labeled an 'asshole' by a so-called tolerant movement simply for disagreeing with them.
Quote:"And if you don't agree with any of that...then you're an asshole."
That's fine with me. I rather be an asshole than a fascist fuck.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
