(This event is not sponsored by Seattle Atheists, but may be of interest to members and affiliates)
Presentation by Secular Coalition for America
Our Secular Decade: How Secularists Will Take Over America
When: Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, 6-7 p.m.
Where: North Room at Eastshore Unitarian Church, 12700 SE 32nd St, Bellevue
Humanists of Washington, the University Unitarian Humanists, and other freethought groups are sponsoring a talk by Sean Faircloth, the new Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America. SCA is the lobbying organization for non-believers in Wash., DC. Sean was one of the most dynamic speakers at the American Humanist Association’s annual conference this past June in San Jose. He is extremely knowledgeable on issues of separation of church/state, founding fathers and American history and, having been in the state legislature of Maine, knows how governmental bodies operate. The room holds 50, so come early.
Please RSVP here.
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Sam Harris will be appearing at Town Hall Seattle on Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Sam Harris’ bestselling book The End of Faith ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion, and his combustible February presentation at TED is still fueling that fire. Now Harris, author of The Moral Landscape, tears down the wall between scientific facts and human values, showing that we know enough about the human brain and its relationship to events in the world to say that there are right and wrong answers to the most pressing questions of human life. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft. Series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.
Tickets are $5 through Brown Paper Tickets.
P.S. PZ Meyer is in town tonight (check pharyngula for details).
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Date: Sunday July 18, 2010
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Stone Soup Theatre, 4035 Stone Way N., Seattle, WA 98103
Harry Gilbert is a science writer, an author, a science teacher, a retired Rocket Engineer. Every month, he holds “science salons,” for about a dozen local regulars, on a variety of science topics. A few weeks of research, buttressed by his own knowledge, and “I can talk about any subject they choose,” he says.
He will speak about dark matter in the universe.
There will be light refreshments and a chance to network after the talk.
Check out the Seattle Times story about Harry!
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Seattle Atheists Membership Meeting
When: Sunday, May 16, 2010 2:00 PM
Where: Bellevue Library, 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, 98004
Dr. David Barash, psychology professor at the University of Washington, will discuss the evolution of a drive for religion. He’s currently writing a book on mysteries of human behavior. The title of this talk is “Homo Religiosus: Can evolution help explain why so many people believe things that are so palpably untrue?” Prof. Barash was one of the early contributors to the field of sociobiology. He examines the underlying evolutionary factors influencing human behavior, called “evolutionary psychology,” and has been active in researching, promoting, and practicing the field of Peace Studies. He feels that the issues of animal behavior, evolutionary psychology and Peace Studies are fundamentally linked, because they involve questions of how biology affects behavior. He co-authored the book “Madame Bovary’s Ovaries: a Darwinian look at literature,” and was recently profiled in “The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America” by conservative commentator David Horowitz.
After short break, we will welcome Paul Constant, who recently wrote the letter, “Dear Catholic Church: Excommunicate Me” for the Stranger. He will be speaking about his life and the letter. His talk will take place after David Barash’s, instead of the Town Hall normally held.
This event is sponsored by the Seattle Atheists. If you have concerns about transportation to/from any of our events, please contact Becky, Member Relations Committee Chair.
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We also encourage you to bring canned food items for our year-round Seattle Atheists SeasonLESS Food Drive. Food goes to the non-sectarian distribution network of Northwest Harvest. Please consider donating healthful non-perishable items (suggestions here).
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