Organisms may benefit by appearing to be other than what they are.. But the purveyor of deception may hurt the deceived. Therefore there are often defensive evolutionary responses by the deceived. What has emerged is a complex pattern of what is involved in deception. Evolutionary biologist Gordon Orians guides us in an analysis of the rich patterns of deceit and why deceit-detectors have evolved.
Orians is Professor Emeritus of Biology, University of Washington. He has served as its Director of Environmental Studies. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1989 and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1990.
We make it worth your while to get up early on Sunday morning!
Programs are presented in four broad areas relevant to Humanism:
• Human Well-Being
• Science and Reason
• Secularism
• Humanities, Culture, and Morality
Sunday HGP programs: for info, follow the link (below; and left) to the main HGP website home page, find the "Next Speaker" announcement on the left; for past programs and future speakers and activities, click on the "Calendar" button, upper left of that page:
http://www.portlandhumanists.org/
Sunday Morning Schedule:
8:45 Early Bird discussion: choose topic by consensus (Garden Room)
9:45 Coffee, juice & cookies: enjoy prior to programs. (East Room)
10:00 Main program: weekly speakers on topics of interest to Humanists (Keeston Room)
10:05 Open Discussion: 1st Sundays, help choose a topic (Garden Room)
11:30 AfterThoughts: engage the speaker over light snacks. (East Room)
11:45 Occasional classes, discussions, committees: meet until 1:00 PM
12:00 Lunch: at nearby eatery, all are welcome!
Be sure to peruse our humanist library while you're here -- books available to lend upon HGP membership.
Find more information about the Humanists of Greater Portland by clicking on the sponsor link at the left side of the webpage, then check out the full calendar of activities on HGP's main website.
All Meetup fees are paid by our sponsor through your memberships; donations toward the work of HGP are gratefully accepted.
Join us -- and bring a friend!