Interview with PZ Myers, aka Pharyngula

University of Minnesota biology professor and science blogger PZ Myers talks to Michael Koopelman about life, religion, and morality.

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[Chuckumentary]

Yep, Michael Koppelman is an amateur astronomer, musician, IT exec, and he totally worked for Prince.

[leporidus]

His Pharyngula blog is really well written, it's my daily feed alongside the Bad Astronomer.

[PolarisCZ]

PZ is awesome, thanks for video.

[TheTomtompiper]

All hail Scytale, aka PZ Myers keeper of the language of God.

[FUCKyourGODmyth]

The best thing about being an atheist is the advantage it gives us. Our ability to embrace reality gives us an incredible advantage over all the people who will never fully grasp reality. Religious people unknowingly set disadvantages for themselves, and the disadvantages vary widely like the spectrum of false beliefs. The more false beliefs we have, the more skewed our thinking becomes. False beliefs influence our decisions, our lives, and everyone around us. I'm very glad to be an atheist!

[RealTrueTarget]

@mistereveready Yes, eastern religions or in other words "New age beliefs" are the choice of many. You can not proof one religion, or the lack there of, to be the truth. Maybe I should have spoken of "my truth" and not "truth" in general. I'm just saying that to me the world with the bible makes perfect sence, these days.

[mistereveready]

@RealTrueTarget but that also doesn't mean to accept silliness like christiantiy. have just as much reason to be a taoist, buddhist, hindu, or jewish as christian. basically because none of them have anything to show why one is true and the others arent.

[RealTrueTarget]

@mistereveready "to be atheist doesn't mean to not look for things or gods in life. " I couldn't agree more. If that statement was wrong I wouldn't be a christian these days. Very well said!

[RealTrueTarget]

@mistereveready A christian is not going to proof God to an atheist. An atheist is not going to shatter a bible grounded christians faith. That much I've learnt over the years here on YouTube.

I can just say that to me the world/science makes more sence with the bible in the background of it all. To you the bible is one big lie/story.

[mistereveready]

@RealTrueTarget i do know its called faith, and i do know its often called truth but w/o proof. and yes there is more than what we can readily observe atm, but that doesn't mean it super natural. the bible making sense is quite odd, considering its contradictions and brutal morality. again i would ask why settle for something awful like the christian bible when so many others claim to have such insight. to be atheist doesn't mean to not look for things or gods in life.

[mistereveready]

@RealTrueTarget atheism/agnosticism is the neutral ground. some who are atheist think there can't be godlike entities, while others ask for proof of claims. if you have proof of your god, i request that you share it with others, particularly someone like dawkins or myers or some form testable form. that way people can actually do it themselves too. things don't have to be observable by our naked senses to be real, they just have to actually be real.

[RealTrueTarget]

@mistereveready About the lack of presence. You do know why it is called having faith? Look I've been an atheist, then I realized there might be more to "it" than just what I can see and touch and smell and taste and and and...

So yea, it's really up to each individual. To me the world with the bible makes way more sence than the world without the bible. At least these days. To you the bible is one big fairytale and I can understand why, but I hope your horizon will open up about it one day.