If thou gazest long into the Pit, the Pit will also gaze into thee

Yes, no safe space between the ears :)

It is also no surprise that Watson and co. are treated poorly and not respected as much by the atheist community. Why is it, for instance, that people like Dan Fincke and Chris Hallquist -- two great ftb bloggers on my survey -- don't get what Watson calls 'hundreds of regular threats by atheists an...

I could understand a 'safe space' extending to perhaps immunity from criticism regarding sexual orientation and similar immutable characteristics, but certainly not immunity from criticism of ideas that bloggers put forth on the internet. Expect to be criticized when ideas are published whether the ...

If TAM goes without sexual harassment, would it then be clear that anti-harmassment policies are not needed for safe conferences...or perhaps the need to feel safe, even though there have been so my conventions without sexual harassment, is only had by said policies?

Recently, I have been quite intrigued by, let's call it, the 'epistemology of the Skepchick.' Rebecca Watson and Ophelia Benson, it seems, argue that because they feel conventions are unsafe and that they feel threatened, their belief is justified merely on that basis. When I disagreed with Watson, ...

Some tweets before sleep:

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Enjoy...and thanks for the continued discussion here.

I surprised it still hasn't been you Justin. You're not some anonymous guy posting on a comment thread, you're an active member of an atheist organization, and you're willing to show your face in the slyme pit without reservation. Plus Ophelia really seems to dislike you (which is always good for w...

So, who will be (or should be named) next witch of the week? Dawkins...for making a snarky comment about hugging? DJ...for having Doug Stanhope at TAM and not including an anti-harassment policy to TAM's booklet even though there was a policy in 2011/ James Randi...? Dr. Harriet Hall...for wearing t...

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/07/12/atheist-chicks-are-easy-says-conservative-talk-show-host/ Here's something FTB and the Skepchicks should perhaps rage about...and perhaps justifiably so! From an interview with an atheist and a radio host: Hoffman: … That was why we were such...

I don't get it. I will never say things like -- and hopefully catch myself if I ever do -- "that comedian is not funny" or "basketball is stupid." Instead, I say things like "that comedian didn't make me laugh" or "I don't watch basketball." I understand that people have different tastes, ideas of h...

http://freethoughtblogs.com/bluecollaratheist/2012/07/12/an-open-letter-about-the-making-of-mistakes/ Great content from Hank Fox a.k.a. the Blue Collar Atheist from *gasp* Freethought Blogs. He just linked this on my Facebook timeline, so I guess he is *tainted* :p My response was this: Perhaps so ...

Sorry if I missed this above, but the FTB coverage from Greta and Canuck on humor/rape jokes is quite confusing to me. As one who is a fan of the documentary "The Aristocrats" and South Park, I think that anything can be made funny if done in a certain light and, with humor, there is nothing that is...

Hello friends. Thanks for setting this up. I've battled with the Borg Collective Hive Mind at several FTB comment threads many times, only to discover just how fanatical these people are. From what I see though the response is growing. Nobody at my local atheist meetup supports these clowns, and al...

When thinking of all of the 'drama' in the past few weeks (or perhaps since Elevatorgate), talking to some people (I won't name names), and following my Twitter discussion with Rebecca Watson for which I got blocked [but not before being told "Like, seriously, what give you the right to tell me what...

I'll just leave this here.

http://i.imgur.com/bujd6.jpg

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/cops-hug-thug-dilemma-hugging-strangers-strange-illegal-article-1.1112218 Cops’ ‘Hug thug’ dilemma: Hugging strangers is strange, but not illegal Missouri police say they have identified a 'serial hugger' who has been terrorizing dozens of women in the ...

So...PZ doesn't address anything Paula Kirby says. Instead, he talks about the language she uses. Does that make him a tone troll or a vacuous shitbag troll by Lousy Canuck standards?

Saint N. wrote:
Welcome back to the Slyme Pit, is a recording of your talk going to be posted on your site soon or was it an "off-the-record" format?

The panel discussion should soon be available via the SSA or somewhere else. Many videos were released from last year's convention.

I might be a bit late to the game here. I just returned from the Secular Student Alliance's 2012 annual convention. I was on the 'religious campuses' panel talking about my experience as an atheist at Catholic colleges and the denial of two Secular Student Alliance groups I tried to form. I also tal...

I wonder...since behavior outside of conferences is so important, why isn't Laden barred?

I am very careful to use the phrase 'argument, reason, and evidence' when talking about skepticism. 'A willingness to change my mind on any issue given sufficient reason' is also good. Hopefully others can have this attitude. Perhaps voicing these things can help dispel myths people have about skept...

Later in July, I am going to be giving a twenty minute uninterrupted speech to a class of evangelical Christian students at an evangelical university. The class is titled "Atheism and New Atheism." I was invited to talk about whatever I would like and then engage with the students in a question and ...

It is really sad. If a threat were made like this to Greta, Stephanie, Ophelia, etc, I would expect to see a very harsh rebuke on FTB over many posts. In this case, the crickets seem to chirp. I understand that not everyone wants to weigh in and might be busy and all...but...

The Facebook link should work. I make my page public for all to see and post. I just fixed some things, though. You don't need the fb page to see as the screenshots will provide the information...but if you want to post there, feel free.

Criticism taken. I posted a bio to start out here with more information about me and what I do. I will be, though, commenting more without references to my own stuff. I was posting quite often in ERV with a combination of frequent lurking.

A new episode of ReapSowRadio -- featuring 'Reap Sow' and FTB blogger Al Stefanelli -- has been released. Criticism of various Freethought Blogs bloggers and Rebecca Watson is within. I got brought up around the 21 minute mark. Reap says he has a "serious problem" with me being blocked from Zvan's a...

...also joining me for this episode is Karla Porter. I couldn't fit that in the title. Karla Porter joined me for a special livestream episode of the NEPA Freethought Society Podcast dubbed "Women in the Secular Community." We spoke of many different subjects under this topic: discussion of various ...

This is a cross-post of sorts. The original thread is here:
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Here are the screenshots:

I've been branded as a "Vacuous Shitbag Troll" by 'Lousy Canuck.' This has been repeated by Stephanie Zvan. Ophelia has recently used the following words/phrases to describe me: "very dishonest," "disgraceful," "unethical," "not too careful with the truth," "a hack pursuing a vendetta," a "dishonest...

I became both a SlimePit lurker and poster following my Twitter exchange with Rebecca Watson (http://www.justinvacula.com/2012/06/my-twitter-conversation-with-rebecca.html) which lead me to being blocked my Watson and some really odd comments from her. My post was picked up by ERV - a blog I was not...

Ophelia recently posted on my Facebook page ( http://www.facebook.com/justinvacula/posts/263162413784272?notif_t=share_comment ) following the livestream/live podcast episode ( http://www.justinvacula.com/2012/07/women-and-secular-community-discussion.html ) I had in which I -- with special guest Ka...