[[File:Laurence Krauss.JPG|thumbnail|right|175px|In response to the question, "Why is [[incest]] wrong?", the atheist Lawrence Krauss said, "It's not clear to me that it is wrong."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp7dRpWIdBo Lawrence Krauss on incest]</ref>]]
'''Lawrence M. Krauss''' (born 27 May 1954) is a physicist and [[atheist]] from who formerly had a professorsip at Arizona State University(ASU). Krauss retired from ASU at the end of the 2018–2019 academic year.<ref name="NYT_Retire"> {{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/22/science/lawrence-krauss-retires-sexual-harassment.html |title=Lawrence Krauss to Retire From Arizona State After Sexual Misconduct Accusations |last=Haag |first=Matthew |work=New York Times |date=October 22, 2018 |accessdate=March 17, 2019}}</ref> On March 7, 2018, ''The Australian'' reported that Krauss was sent on paid leave by Arizona University in wake of harassment allegations against him and that he is no longer allowed on campus.<ref>[https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/lawrence-krauss-talks-in-australia-are-on-despite-harassment-claims/news-story/c1f1082f2c16f128c4f000391f889246 Lawrence Krauss sent on paid leave by Arizona University in wake of harassment allegations], ''The Australian'', 2018</ref> In August 2018, Lawrence Krauss was ousted from his director post of the Arizona State University's Origins Project.<ref>[https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2018/08/02/lawrence-krauss-out-director-asu-origins-project/894752002/ Renowned ASU professor Lawrence Krauss ousted from post after sex misconduct claims], AZ Central, 2018</ref> He formerly served as President of The Origins Project Foundation, but was removed from this position by ASU after they investigated allegations of Krauss engaging in sexual assault.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2020/12/23/you-didnt-think-atheist-alliance-international-was-a-respectable-organization-did-you/ You didn’t think Atheist Alliance International was a respectable organization, did you?] by [[PZ Myers]]</ref> According to the atheist [[Rebecca Watson]], Lawrence Krauss sexually harassed a women onboard a cruise ship conducted by the [[Center for Inquiry]] (CFI).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wI_kS3lrYs Jeffrey Epstein, Lawrence Krauss, and Firing your Heroes into the Sun]" by [[Rebecca Watson]]</ref> Specifically, Watson said Krauss propositioned the woman to engage in a threesome and the woman complained to CFI about the matter.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wI_kS3lrYs Jeffrey Epstein, Lawrence Krauss, and Firing your Heroes into the Sun]" by [[Rebecca Watson]]</ref> Rebecca Watson indicates the CFI decided to bury this complaint and allowed Krauss to be on one of its subsequent cruises.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wI_kS3lrYs Jeffrey Epstein, Lawrence Krauss, and Firing your Heroes into the Sun]" by [[Rebecca Watson]]</ref> Despite [[Atheist Alliance International]] being aware of sexual allegations against Krauss and their subsequent investigation by ASU which punished Krauss, Krauss was given a position on the Advisory Council of Atheist Alliance International.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2020/12/23/you-didnt-think-atheist-alliance-international-was-a-respectable-organization-did-you/ You didn’t think Atheist Alliance International was a respectable organization, did you?] by PZ Myers</ref> See also: [[Atheism and sexism]]
== Atheism related activities ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr9OIty2XGg When Lawrence Krauss was inappropriate with me], atheist Christina Rad
*[https://gizmodo.com/more-organizations-cut-ties-with-physicist-lawrence-kra-1823577425 More Organizations Cut Ties With Physicist Lawrence Krauss]
=== Atheist movement post sexual abuse allegations against Lawrence Krauss ===
See: [[Atheism and the Me Too Movement]]
== Lawrence Krauss and the Anti-Theism International Convention 2020 ==
''See also:'' [[Anti-Theism International Convention 2020]]
The [[Anti-Theism International Convention 2020]] is an [[Atheist conferences|atheist conference]] scheduled to take place in Brighton, England on April 4th-5th, 2020.<ref>[https://www.atheist-convention.com/ Anti-Theism International Convention 2020 website]</ref> The convention is named in to pay tribute to [[Christopher Hitchens]] who preferred to call himself an ‘[[Antitheism|anti-theist]]’.<ref>[https://www.atheist-convention.com/ Anti-Theism International Convention 2020 website]</ref> Lawrence Krauss, who is accused of sexually harassing women, is one of the scheduled speakers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f99Chh1UgM THIS is Why Women AVOID the Atheist Movement!!!]</ref>
== See also ==
*[[Post sexual harassment allegations against Lawrence Krauss and David Silverman, searches for atheism related topics have dropped markedly]]
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