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  • Conference speaker diversity

    So the atheist movement has a problem with speakers at conferences being disproportionately white men, and maybe a couple white women thrown in if you’re lucky. I’m sure isolated counterexamples could be found, but it’s an issue I see a lot of people complaining about, and a lot of jackasses defending on stupid grounds.  …


  • Skepticon Q&A drama

    I was meaning to look up the video from Mizzou that had that assault happen, and watch the Skepticon Q&A with the journalist who made it, to see what all the drama was about so I could judge for myself. Might have to put that off to when I have more time and aren’t just…


  • Guns, cons, safe spaces

    So, there’s this person in the atheist community, Sarah Mayhew, who I only know via reputation.  And what I’ve seen, I’m not impressed.  Especially not with her latest tweet.  First, a little background before I get to her tweet and respond to it. Don’t care if she sees it, sort of piggybacking on some stupid…