PZ Myers on Eliminating Religion

Okay, so PZ Myers is one of my heroes in the atheist blogosphere. But he's more than that. He is one smart dude who certainly has a way with words and frequently inspires. I'd like to share an outstanding example from a recent post at Pharyngula.

Pedro at Way of the Mind brought this gem in PZ's post to my attention, and the underlining is his:

As for the charge that these New Atheists are unable to tolerate a harmless religion, and that their goal is the elimination of the enemy, that's complete nonsense. We want to eliminate them in the same sense that we want to eliminate illiteracy; we will educate, we will talk, we will stand up for our ideas.

Yes! I want to see the end of religious belief much as I want to see the end of illiteracy, poverty, infant mortality, and the like. I want to eliminate it in this way and not in the draconian way Christians are so fond of describing. What a perfect description!

Tags: religion, atheism