2008-07-26 He's Just a Frackin' Adolescent Ass

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Date:	2008-07-26
Link:	http://scienceblogs.com/mixingmemory/2008/07/frackin_ass.php
Author:	ScienceBlogs/Chris (writingscat)
Source:	Mixing Memory (articlescat)
Topics:	PZ Myers active atheism 2008 sacred wafer scandal User:Woozle/comments
Categories:	PZ Myers active atheism 2008 sacred wafer scandal User:Woozle/comments

He's Just a Frackin' Adolescent Ass

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There are dozens of reasons to criticize the behavior of that blogger, perhaps the most salient of which is that it's never OK to gratuitously attempt to hurt the feelings of large groups of people, with no other reasonable end but to hurt their feelings, but I think the most tragic consequence of said blogger's behavior is that it pretty much cuts off any discussion of the real issues, and diverts the attention to him. And I find it sad any time the opportuntity for rational discussion of important issues is undercut by adolescent nonsense. And I also find it sad that ScienceBlogs, supposedly a bastion of reason, "the world's largest conversation about science," long criticized for being overly liberal in its political orientation, is dominated by an illiberal, anti-intellectual ass whose idea of a rational response is to emulate Michelle Malkin or the Dansk Folkeparti's youth movement. I feel ashamed to be associated with it, and him.

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“There are dozens of reasons to criticize the behavior of that blogger, perhaps the most salient of which is that it's never OK to gratuitously attempt to hurt the feelings of large groups of people, with no other reasonable end but to hurt their feelings, but I think the most tragic consequence of said blogger's behavior is that it pretty much cuts off any discussion of the real issues, and diverts the attention to him.”