tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124539381685751273.post3561573106052150658..comments2023-06-19T04:35:06.263-07:00Comments on Skeptic's Play: On accusations against skeptical leadersmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990852054891771988noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124539381685751273.post-14709957670887800962013-08-29T18:44:17.604-07:002013-08-29T18:44:17.604-07:00I wosh you people would stop this. Rape ans sexual...I wosh you people would stop this. Rape ans sexual assault occur with frightening frequency around the world. When 1 in 6 women are sexually assaulted in their lifetime...when only 2-8% of reported rapes are labelled false rape claims, leaving 92-98% of reported rape allegations true...when police do not test rape kits, leaving thousands of women without any justice...when women are harassed into silence...when women are bullied by police--this crap is part of rape culture. <br />The victims of sexual assault MUST be believed if we are ever to weaken the chains of rape culture (if it turns out over the course of an investigation that the claims were actually a lie--which is exceedingly rare--one can revise their opinion). <br />I do not give a crap if Shermer sees a loss of women hanging out with him at bars. If he loses a speaking engagement, boo hoo. This is not likely to go to court, so aside from public opinion, he is facing no penalties. <br />I do care about efforts to protect women from slimeballs. This is how Jane Doe wanted to proceed. I support her and PZ 100%. As should all compassionate humans.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126111609871963669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124539381685751273.post-77773243438762690462013-08-20T17:46:16.336-07:002013-08-20T17:46:16.336-07:00You make it sound like PZ Myers has fooled us all ...You make it sound like PZ Myers has fooled us all into thinking it's more than hearsay. Of course it's only hearsay, that's obvious. Sometimes hearsay is persuasive. In this case, it helps that there are multiple convergent accounts.millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990852054891771988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124539381685751273.post-52366403965203880852013-08-20T17:41:19.553-07:002013-08-20T17:41:19.553-07:00Dude. Seriously. This is all *alleged* and people ...Dude. Seriously. This is all *alleged* and people like PZ Myers should know better than to put that stuff forward as more than hearsay.Jeffrey Ellisnoreply@blogger.com