PZ Myers recently expressed his possible capitulation to the vegetarian diet, and invoked one of those hellstorms of comments from those who would defend meat eating. I am still reading through the comments to see which one can possibly justify me returning meat to my diet — and am frankly quite disappointed at what I …
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Most Environmentally Sound Disposal Method
To dispose holy books in the most environmentally-friendly way, while making a point about their utter uselessness at best, and dangerous tools for legitimizing violence and hatred at worst — PZ Myers arrives at a poetic solution. No description necessary.
Speaking Truth to Absurdity
There have been recent arguments, which I have myself encountered, on why I should bother challenging the prevailing views of others; why I should attack their cherished beliefs although they claim to have done nothing to attack my beliefs. A recent debate comes to mind which didn’t even qualified as a debate as a tone-troll …
PZ Myers: Nothing Evolved for a Purpose
PZ Myers, webmaster of Pharyngula, biologist, and associate professor of the University of Minnesota, Morris, has uploaded an interesting topic worthy of perusal. It is about exaptation, explained via the evolution and the development of the nervous system. He goes on to explain how evolution is not purpose driven, but is a cooption of existing …



