Crackergate, Mon Dieu

Jul 15, 2008 19:10


I elbowed a bit of a wasp's nest yesterday, in briefly recounting the story of Paul Z. "PZ" Myers, the biology professor who put out a call for Catholics to mail him consecrated hosts for public desecration. There's backstory that fairness requires me to relate: Webster Cook, a student at the ( Read more... )

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chris_gerrib July 16 2008, 13:57:01 UTC
love to find another village that would take him. Nice turn of phrase there.

Alas, doing or saying outragous things is a surefire way to get publicity.

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apostle_of_eris July 16 2008, 15:55:08 UTC
It's very unlikely this will change anyone's mind, or the emotional fixations many people use in place of mind, and it's unlikely it will be remembered for more than a few days.

Neil's epigram:
Some people call their emotional fixations religion.
Some people call their emotional fixations politics.
Some people call their emotional fixations economics.

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