Join us for our annual National Day of Reason blood drive, at any Puget Sound blood center.
Where: Puget Sound Blood Centers
When: Thursday, May 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Register at http://www.psbc.org
Join us for a evening of socializing, merriment, and some great games!
This is our usual monthly evening meetup, you can chat it up with fellow freethinkers, or play Settlers of Catan, Apples to Apples, Privateer, or even poker with chips. All the games we’ll play are super-easy to learn and proven to be great time. (Of course, please feel free to bring a game of your own!)
If you don’t want to play games, feel free to hang out and socialize! A ‘win-win’ either way!
Seattle Atheists will be manning the KUOW Pledge Drive phones tomorrow from 10:15 to 2 p.m. Callers who pledge can receive a genuine Seattle Atheists t-shirt. Give our volunteers a call tomorrow!
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).