Seattle Atheists

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Mike Gillis
Board Member of Seattle Atheists
P.O. Box 283, Seattle, WA 98111-0283
(206) 826-0770
seattleatheists@seattleatheists.org
www.seattleatheists.org

SEATTLE ATHEISTS CELEBRATE DARWIN DAY

SEATTLE — On Saturday February 6th, Seattle Atheists will join other free-thought groups to celebrate the 201st birthday of Charles Darwin, the brilliant scientist whose revolutionary work became the foundation of modern biology.

Seattle Atheists and our fellow organizations in the Northwest Freethought Coalition (NWFC) will come to together to celebrate Darwin, science, humanity and in appreciation of verifiable knowledge that has been acquired solely through human curiosity and ingenuity.

The event is family-friendly and will include speakers, educational evolution-themed games, activities, and food. The public is encouraged to attend.

WHERE:
Juanita Community Club
13027 100th Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98034

WHEN:
Saturday, Feb. 6, from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Seattle Atheists is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to serving the atheist community in the Seattle area. We strive to promote understanding and respect toward all freethinkers by providing information, creating a sense of fellowship, actively opposing discrimination, and above all, emphasizing reason, critical thinking over supernaturalism, and the separation of church and state.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Mike Gillis, Board Member of Seattle Atheists, (206) 826-0770, seattleatheists@seattleatheists.org

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The Northwest Freethought conference, Darwin@200, is filling up! Be sure to reserve your spot now!

Keynote speakers

• Dr. David Domke, author of “The God Strategy” and “God Willing? Political Fundamentalism in the White House” will be sharing ideas from his books and current events.
• Dr. Bob Park, author of “Superstition: Belief in the Age of Science” and “Voodoo Science: The Road from foolishness to Fraud”, will share ideas from his research.
• Roy Speckhardt is the Executive Director of the American Humanist Association, and a board member of The Humanist Institute. He’s also an advisory board member of the Secular Student Alliance and the Women’s Law & Public Policy Fellowship Program.

Some of the very interesting workshops and speakers include:

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March 15, 2009
2:30 PM

Greenlake Library
7364 E Green Lake Dr N
Seattle, WA 98115

Chris Rauch, former VP of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, will be giving a presentation called Evolution and American Science Education.

This year marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of his famous book On the Origin of Species, which made the scientific case for the theory of evolution by natural selection. Despite the scientific success of the theory, the American public does not wholeheartedly accept the theory of evolution. In fact, an anti-evolution movement has a long history in the United States. The presentation will explore the anti-evolution movement and science education in America, including new K-12 science standards for Washington State. Read more…

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August 3rd
Capitol Hill Branch Library
2:00 pm
Open to the public:

Please join us as local math professor and philosopher, Michael Aristidou, gives a talk titled:

“Some of the Arguments For and Against the Existence of God: Analysis and Discussion”
Does religious knowledge differ from scientific knowledge? We examine the validity of some of the arguments (old and new) for and against the existence of god. This talk will have a teaching perspective, with a dash of philosophy. It’s objective is to give some ways in approaching and evaluating religious claims and arguments. Q&A to follow…afterwards we may informally adjourn to a local coffee shop.
Doors open at 2pm, Discussion starts at 2:30pm

Read more…

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