re: #218 Unabogie

I’m not a fan of the phrase “credibly accused,” in Michael Shermer’s case “an anonymous blog post at Pharyngula, which was resurfaced by a student newspaper two years later.

The post stated the police were involved in an investigation of Michael Shermer (they were not).

My understanding of “believe all women” was included the phrase “but not uncritically.”

In Pharyngula, PZ Meyers wrote at the time:

I can do no other. I will again emphasize, though, that I have no personal, direct evidence that the event occurred as described (my emphasis here); all I can say is that the author is known to me, and she has also been vouched for by one other person I trust. The author is not threatening her putative assailant with any action, but is solely concerned that other women be aware of his behavior. The only reason she has given me this information is that she has no other way to act.