&gt; I have never heard the word “God” mentioned in a scientific meeting. Belief or nonbelief in God is irrelevant to our understanding of the workings of nature<p>The second part is key here. Whatever connection &#x27;plenty of scientists&#x27; see between faith and science, it has no place at a scientific conference. That aside, calling someone a bigot or some other label in order to distract from the actual topic at hand is hardly productive. Like he says at the end:<p>&gt; If that is what causes someone to be called a militant atheist, then no scientist should be ashamed of the label.