I have just had this Twitter conversation, and I don’t think it needs any commentary. I’ll just let it speak for itself. 1. The apology Ophelia – Michael “no smears” Nugent has no problem with people on his blog saying it’s fine to call me “[vulgar term deleted]” SpokesGay – Why is it OK for […]
PZ Myers has conveyed the charming belief that he can simply announce the end of what he calls ‘the @micknugent saga’, by which he means his repeated failure to withdraw and apologise for his defamatory smears that I defend and provide a haven for rapists. This is the real world. Actions have consequences, and they […]
In the absence of any public comment by PZ Myers, Stephanie Zvan has posted a defence of part of his smear that I am defending and providing a haven for rapists. You can read Stephanie’s post here. Stephanie interprets the phrase ‘providing a haven for rapists’ in a way that encompasses even the police and […]
I have just watched A Parting Gift, RTE’s documentary about students learning anatomy from bodies donated to Trinity College. One donor was my late wife Anne Holliday, who died of cancer in April 2011, who continued to help others to learn medicine up to three years later, and who will continue to indirectly help the […]
On 17 September I wrote the first in a series of posts analysing recent media misrepresentations of the atheist movement, and the role of PZ Myers in the culture of demonising people. I highlighted the work being done internationally by the global atheist movement. On 3 October PZ alleged that I am defending and providing […]
On Sunday I debated science versus miracles with Professor David Wilkinson, former astrophysicist now theologian, and Dr Michael Moran, one of the medical investigation committee for miracles at Lourdes. This was on William Crawley’s last episode as host of Sunday Sequence on BBC Radio Ulster. Among other things, I raised the offer by Pope Benedict […]
I have just had the following discussion on Twitter with Latsot, an occasional guest blogger on FreeThought Blogs and one of the gentlemen who have falsely accused me of defending rapists. It illustrates the difficulty of communicating reasonably with the people making these false allegations. The smear was initiated by PZ Myers, a cofounder of […]
Atheist Ireland had a very busy and successful 2014, with breakthroughs in international lobbying at the United Nations Human Rights Committee and the OSCE annual human rights meeting; ongoing national lobbying on secular education and healthcare as well as on laws including blasphemy and the Civil Registration Act; plus strong organisational, social and political development […]
When my wife Anne Holliday died three years ago, she donated her body to Trinity College Medical School. This Thursday and next Thursday, RTE is showing a documentary titled A Parting Gift, which follows a year in the life of medical students learning from anatomical donations, including Anne’s, at Trinity College. Gabrielle Monaghan has previewed […]
This is my full discussion with Hindu Swami Purnananda at University College Dublin Philosophy Society. Swami Purnananda is also a member of the Dublin City Interfaith Forum. Apologies for poor image quality.