(April 9, 2015 at 5:38 pm)Exian Wrote: Yeesh! I realize this article was a concentration of his worst behaviors, but what are his saving graces? I can't imagine someone like that garnering a sizable following. If someone showed up here with that attitude, they'd be banned for flaming pretty quick. What does he offer?
PZ Myers gained a following because he didn't really say any of this shit before. He began strictly with Atheism, so he eventually gained a following. But as he got more popular, he began to spew hate and act like a loon. So he lost a lot of support, now official organisations are actively denouncing him for the bigot he is.
(April 9, 2015 at 5:35 pm)Iroscato Wrote: Wow, now that is one angry man. Good for Atheist Ireland for distancing itself from this loon.
Calling Hitchens a club-carrying primitive...hah. You gotta be kidding me. Hitchens was one of the smartest and lucid humans of all time. He might have been a bit of an arsehole in some respects but he could debate pretty much anyone under the table and was an intellectual force of nature.
And his comments about Robin Williams are particularly virulent.
Hitchens would have hitch-slapped PZ Myers so hard...Hitch was truly a heavyweight when it came to great Atheist thinkers
