PZ Myers is a professor of biology at the University of Minnesota, Morris. He was named Humanist of the Year in 2009 by the American Humanist Association and received the International Humanist Award in 2011 from the International Humanist and Ethical Union. He has lectured throughout the world on biology, evolution, atheism, and skepticism. Awards "Pharyngula" has received include the 2006 Weblog Award for Best Science Blog and the 2005 Koufax Award for Best Expert Blog. In 2006, the journal "Nature" listed "Pharyngula" as the top-ranked blog by a scientist.
"Presents plenty of interesting ideas and arguments . . . a punchy
and provocative read."
--"Washington Independent Review of Books"
"Brilliantly designed and executed to entertain and enlighten. . .
. This is a very entertaining and thought-provoking book."
--"Booklist"
"Punchy. . . . Written in accessible, informal style, [Myers]
lashes out at the Catholic Church for its sexual-abuse scandals, at
the faulty science employed by anti-abortion activists, and at
proponents of intelligent design. . . . Myers is able to deftly
present serious scientific and philosophical counterarguments to
belief in God, but he also acknowledges the necessity of humor--of
fighting fire with fire: after all, 'religions sure do promote some
goofy stuff.' Effectively kick[s] the legs out from beneath the
wobbly logic that undergirds religious thought."
--"Publishers Weekly"
"PZ Myers sets himself apart from the rest of the New Atheist
authors by talking, not just about the bigger picture of God, but
about religion as all of us experience it on a daily basis. Yes, he
tackles the philosophers and theologians, but he also reserves
energy to take on casual believers and the myths we come across
every day. Nothing--not Communion, not the Holy Spirit, not even
death--is too sacred to dissect. And that's what he does,
dismantling religious cliches with ease, making you reconsider all
those ideas you grew up with (and may still hold). If you're still
religious after reading this book, you didn't read it carefully
enough."
--Hemant Mehta, author of "The Young Atheist's Survival Guide" and
blogger at FriendlyAtheist.com
"With a style that blends confrontation, humor, irreverence, and
common sense, PZ Myers has become an important voice for America's
growing nonreligious demographic. "The Happy Atheist" is
quintessential Myers--ridiculing absurdities, exposing
contradictions, rejecting claims of authority, and reminding
readers that religious dogmatism too often obstructs reason and
critical thinking."
--David Niose, Author of "Nonbeliever Nation: The Rise of Secular
Americans" and President of the Secular Coalition for America
"PZ Myers is well known as an angry man in the land of
140-characters and blogs where he made his name. That anger is also
here in this book, and it's always a righteous anger. But PZ Myers
is also a happy man, amused as well as bemused by religious
follies."
--Andrew Copson, Chief Executive, British Humanist Association
Praise for PZ Myers' "The Happy Atheist
"
"Brilliantly designed and executed to entertain and enlighten. . .
. This is a very entertaining and thought-provoking book."
--"Booklist"
"Punchy. . . . Written in accessible, informal style, [Myers]
lashes out at the Catholic Church for its sexual-abuse scandals, at
the faulty science employed by anti-abortion activists, and at
proponents of intelligent design. . . . Myers is able to deftly
present serious scientific and philosophical counterarguments to
belief in God, but he also acknowledges the necessity of humor--of
fighting fire with fire: after all, 'religions sure to promote some
goofy stuff.' Effectively kick[s] the legs out from beneath the
wobbly logic that undergirds religious thought."
--"Publishers Weekly"
"PZ Myers sets himself apart from the rest of the New Atheist
authors by talking, not just about the bigger picture of God, but
about religion as all of us experience it on a daily basis. Yes, he
tackles the philosophers and theologians, but he also reserves
energy to take on casual believers and the myths we come across
every day. Nothing--not Communion, not the Holy Spirit, not even
death--is too sacred to dissect. And that's what he does,
dismantling religious cliches with ease, making you reconsider all
those ideas you grew up with (and may still hold). If you're still
religious after reading this book, you didn't read it carefully
enough."
--Hemant Mehta, author of "The Young Atheist's Survival Guide" and
blogger at FriendlyAtheist.com
"With a style that blends confrontation, humor, irreverence, and
common sense, PZ Myers has become an important voice for America's
growing nonreligious demographic. "The Happy Atheist" is
quintessential Myers--ridiculing absurdities, exposing
contradictions, rejecting claims of authority, and reminding
readers that religious dogmatism too often obstructs reason and
critical thinking."
--David Niose, Author of "Nonbeliever Nation: n
Praise for PZ Myers' "The Happy Atheist
"
"Punchy. . . . Written in accessible, informal style, [Myers]
lashes out at the Catholic Church for its sexual-abuse scandals, at
the faulty science employed by anti-abortion activists, and at
proponents of intelligent design. . . . Myers is able to deftly
present serious scientific and philosophical counterarguments to
belief in God, but he also acknowledges the necessity of humor--of
fighting fire with fire: after all, 'religions sure to promote some
goofy stuff.' Effectively kick[s] the legs out from beneath the
wobbly logic that undergirds religious thought."
--"Publishers Weekly"
"PZ Myers sets himself apart from the rest of the New Atheist
authors by talking, not just about the bigger picture of God, but
about religion as all of us experience it on a daily basis. Yes, he
tackles the philosophers and theologians, but he also reserves
energy to take on casual believers and the myths we come across
every day. Nothing--not Communion, not the Holy Spirit, not even
death--is too sacred to dissect. And that's what he does,
dismantling religious cliches with ease, making you reconsider all
those ideas you grew up with (and may still hold). If you're still
religious after reading this book, you didn't read it carefully
enough."
--Hemant Mehta, author of "The Young Atheist's Survival Guide" and
blogger at FriendlyAtheist.com
"With a style that blends confrontation, humor, irreverence, and
common sense, PZ Myers has become an important voice for America's
growing nonreligious demographic. "The Happy Atheist" is
quintessential Myers--ridiculing absurdities, exposing
contradictions, rejecting claims of authority, and reminding
readers that religious dogmatism too often obstructs reason and
critical thinking."
--David Niose, Author of "Nonbeliever Nation: The Rise of Secular
Americans" and President of the Secular Coalition for America
"PZ Myers is well known as an angry man in the land of 140-c
Ask a Question About this Product More... |