Another Atheist Caught in Case of Serial Plagiarism

[rug]

Update: Avicenna has issued an apology.

January 3, 2015 by Hemant Mehta

Avicenna Last is the pseudonym for a doctor living in India who writes for Freethought Blogs at a site called “A Million Gods.” For the most part, his site has gone under my radar, though I’ve always been aware of it because, you know, there just aren’t that many brown atheist bloggers out there.

But last night, it was brought to my attention that there are numerous examples of plagiarism on his site. I could forgive someone — especially someone who lives in a foreign country — for making that mistake once or twice.

There are possible, plausible explanations, too: Maybe you intended to “blockquote” something and forgot to do it. Maybe you copied something into your notes as you were writing a post and then forgot to delete it (or later assumed it was your own writing).

But when it happens repeatedly, to the extent that I’ve now seen it happening, it’s not an accident. It’s a serious problem. It’s a problem we dealt with just a couple of months ago with CJ Werleman.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/01/03/another-atheist-caught-in-case-of-serial-plagiarism/

[randys1]

1. Another atheist? Are you an atheist?

[cbayer]

3. He didn't write the title, but an atheist did.

[cbayer]

2. This appears to just be more of the rather juvenile infighting that

characterizes some in the blogosphere. I don't think it bears any relation at all to atheism.

Now that he is been exposed and discredited, just cut him loose and move on.

[edhopper]

4. Yeah

it should be called "another blogger..."

The other atheist the article is more of a journalistic problem, as he writes for Salon.

[cbayer]

5. I think it may have to do with an ongoing feud between the author and PZMeyers.

And if you look at the slymepit link, it also has to do with the ongoing war regarding social justice warriors, which I don't get at all.

[edhopper]

6. sounds like a pond

I'll keep my toe out of

[unrepentant progress]

7. Hemant's title is referring to the other atheist blogger just recently discovered to plagiarize

CJ Werleman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJ_Werleman

You've got to give Ed Brayton credit though. He pretty swiftly kicked Mr. Last off the island of misfit toys.

[cbayer]

8. I missed that he was referencing Werleman, but that makes sense.