Aron Ra, The Texan Atheist Warrior

Aron Ra is one of my favourite atheist youtubers. As the Texas State Director of American Atheists he campaigns for the separation of church and state in Texas, the inclusion of evolution in the curriculum and in particular he campaigns against the inclusion of religious influences in Texas schools textbooks. The textbook issue is important because textbook publishers look to economies of scale and will print the textbook which caters to the lowest common denominator to sell textbooks to all American states.

On his channel he both debates atheist and church/state relation and produces educational videos on subjects biological with a view to countering creationism.

His arguments are compelling. His educational videos are an excellent resource for science teachers to use in the teaching of evolution. Aron also hosts and takes parts in public forums and one on one discussions with other atheists. His activism in this area is to be commended.

Alas the great Aron Ra has feet of clay. He fails to apply his formidable skills of sceptical thinking to feminist issues. For this he has expressed dismay at the criticism he has received from other atheists. He denies being part of the Atheism+ movement in the sceptical community as espoused by such atheists as Richard Carrier. However Aron Ra does not have a full knowledge of what feminism and what it has become.

When he speaks to feminism his go to argument in defence of feminism is the "dictionary definition" and he uses such fallacies as the simplistic black and white false dichotomy, strawmanning and equivocation insulting and belittling all critics of feminism. If you're not a feminist then you're a misogynist, a homophobe, transphobe looking for excuses to oppress and hate. Here Aron Ra's skills of sceptical thinking fail him. These are his feet of clay.