So glad someone caught this. Monumental hypocrisy isn't foreign to PZ, and I'm not surprised at all whatsoever. This and the example ERV cites are perfect examples that demonstrate how the man has zero integrity, a fraud and an ideologue that doesn't let facts or reason get in the way of his agenda.Skeptic_Duh wrote: Compared to what he said about Paul Ryan:http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/ ... y-starver/The other appalling thing about Ryan is how much the media is puling about how smart he is, and calling him a brilliant policy wonk (also hammered on by Pierce). Ryan is a guy with a bachelor’s degree in economics whose entire career is defined by political gladhanding and devotion to far-right ideological nonsense. He’s not particularly well-qualified; a BA is a degree that gives you a general knowledge of the basics of a field, and it’s a good thing, but it does not turn you into an expert. Ryan’s degree in economics is worth about as much as Bobby Jindal’s degree in biology.
Credentials matter. No one organizing a respectable conference invites speakers that don't have credentials about the subject they are speaking of without a serious evaluation of what they have contributed to the field. They must at least show that there is reason for the audience to listen. Watson has nothing like this whatsoever.