July 18, 2009 7:00 PM - 55 attended

July 18th: Ginger Campbell on the Neuroscience of Soul Belief (and Much More)

Engine 11 (map)

Selected By: Josh Gough

PLEASE NOTE CORRECTOIN: Saturday, July 18th, not the day before.

Hello everyone, this is a joint-event with the Atlanta Skeptics meetup group (http://www.meetup.com.... We actually have another event this same night, so those not already signed up for that can attend this to make it a big hit:

Ginger Campbell, host of the Brain Science Podcast, will be speaking!

Dr. Campbell will be talking about the implications of neuroscience for belief in the idea of the soul (or spirit) as a non-physical entity. Neuroscience has been revealing that all aspects of the person can be explained without then need to resort to non-physical causes. In this talk Dr. Campbell will discuss the challenge these discoveries pose to fundamental religious teachings. She will also discuss the evidence that creationist organizations like the Discovery Institute may be targeting neuroscience for a stealth attack. There will be ample time for Q and A.

Dr. Campbell has been an emergency physician since 1992 but she has a long-standing interest in mind-body medicine, the brain, and consciousness. In the Brain Science podcast she shares recent discoveries from the world of neuroscience in a way that people of all backgrounds can enjoy. Dr. Campbell believes that understanding how the brain works gives us insight into what makes us human. She is also committed to showing how the scientific method has unraveled many long-standing mysteries.

--LATE BREAKING DETAILS AS OF 7/18--

This just in from Christian at the Atlanta Skeptics, the main organizer for the event:

I hope everyone is as eager as I am for the meeting tonight. It should be terrific.

I just got off the phone with the manager at Engine 11, and it looks like there was a minor miscommunication along the way. It's all straightened out, though, and here's how things will work.

- Doors open at 7

- Engine 11 will bring appetizers up to us as long as we're eating them. They will charge each person $10 for the appetizers, which is a pretty good deal.

- If you want real food, you have to run downstairs for full menu service.

- We have a full-service cash bar upstairs with us.

- The program will get underway at 8 with announcements, followed by Ginger Campbell, then Q&A, then mingling as long as you like.

  • Josh Gough
    Josh Gough

    Info about directions:

    Engine 11 (formerly The Spotted Dog) is in Midtown around the corner from the Fox Theater. There is a paid parking lot next door and several others scattered around. It is also less than 100 yards from the North Ave MARTA station.

    Posted June 16, 2009 at 11:18 PM
  • Marc Merlin
    Marc Merlin

    Listen to this talk on-line:
    http://podcasts.abruptmedia.com/AtlantaScienceTavern/ast-...

    Posted September 20, 2009 at 9:08 AM
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