An Earthquake Of Another Sort Rocks My House.

This is a guest post by Jamie L. Vernon, Ph.D., a research scientist, policy analyst and science communications strategist, who encourages the scientific community to get engaged in the policy-making process I woke up this morning to an unexpected jolt, and I don't mean another earthquake shake. Nope, this was a little more invigorating. It seems PZ Myers didn't like my post about Richard Dawkins and he has decided to turn me into a pinata. I rather enjoyed his piece. He makes some interesting and entertaining points (some well-founded, some...not so much). I don't mind taking some heat for my opinions. We all know it's part of being a blogger, right? I've always been amazed by the mob that he unleashes on unsuspecting religious fanatics. They are quite effective at taking down their prey. I wish I had been given more notice, I would have at least done my hair ...