Aug 18, 2013
PZ Myers needs no introduction to Minnesota Atheist listeners, but
in the interest of form, he gets one anyway. With his solo blog,
Pharyngula, and the group blog The Panda's Thumb, Myers helped to
pioneer the genre of science blogs. Through his commentary on the
Discovery Institute and other creationists trying to shoehorn
religion into science classrooms, he also helped to pioneer atheist
blogging, eventually becoming the cofounder of the most-read
atheist network, FreethoughtBlogs. The Happy Atheist, Myers' new
book, collects some of his most-accessible writing on the topic.
From the publisher's description: Through his popular science
blog,Pharyngula, PZ Myers has entertained millions of readers with
his infectious love of evolutionary science and his equally
infectious disdain for creationism, biblical literalism,
intelligent design theory, and other products of godly illogic. In
this funny and fearless book, Myers takes on the religious
fanaticism of our times with the gleeful disrespect it deserves,
skewering the apocalyptic fantasies, magical thinking, hypocrisies,
and pseudoscientific theories advanced by religious fundamentalists
of all stripes. With a healthy appreciation of the absurd, Myers
not only pokes fun at the ridiculous tenets of popular religions
but also highlights how the persistence of Stone Age superstitions
can have dark consequences: interfering with our politics, slowing
our scientific progress, and limiting freedom in our culture. Tune
in this Sunday, when we talk to PZ Myers about the book and what
he's accomplished as a blogger.