Name: Merseyside Skeptics Society November Talk
Start: 2024-11-21T19:30:00.000Z
End: 2024-11-21T22:30:00.000Z
Location: The Casa

**Please note, this is a joint event put on with the Greater Manchester Skeptics Society. It is being held in Manchester, not Liverpool. Our usual monthly events will return in November in our usual location.**

In this talk, Noah Lugeons combines two of his passions; video game history and terrible Christian media. In so doing, he explores both the history of Christian video games and the larger role that Christianity has played in the development of secular games. In a who’s who of the worst video games of all time, Noah will guide the audience through a half century of digital cross-gathering, Sunday school attending, Christ-praising, Bible-verse collecting, and baby throwing.

Merseyside Skeptics Society

Rabia AZIZA

Bob Brady

Noah Lugeons - God Awful Gaming: The History of Christian Video Game

English Lounge

Join members of the Merseyside Skeptics Society in attending QEDcon, the UK's leading science and skepticism convention, which takes place in Manchester each year.

For those who aren't familiar, QEDcon is a two-day celebration of science, reason and critical thinking. It's an event where 500 skeptics from around the world gather in a hotel in Manchester to enjoy a mix of fascinating speakers, lively panel discussions, interactive workshops, and live podcast recordings. It’s a great social event, and it’s always a huge amount of fun.

Whether this is your first QED or your tenth, we’re sure you’ll enjoy attending – it’s a great opportunity to learn, share ideas, and foster discussions, in a fun, social environment.

Speakers at QED will include: magician and psychologist **Professor Richard Wiseman**; journalist and investigator of wellness culture **Rina Raphael**; archaeologist and ‘ancient aliens’ debunker **Dr Flint Dibble**; health tech and wearables expert **Professor Bola Grace**; medical doctor and social media health myth debunker **Idrees “Dr Idz” Mughal**; open-source intelligence investigator and disinformation specialist **Joe Ondrak**; and security expert and ‘people hacker’ **Jenny Radcliffe**, and much more.

Alongside the mainstage line-up of speakers, there will be lively panel discussions, interactive workshops, and live podcast recordings, plus an evening of comedy and entertainment.

Tickets for QED are available at [qedcon.org/tickets](http://qedcon.org/tickets?utm_medium=meetup&utm_source=meetup&utm_campaign=groups), at an early bird price of £164 (or £189 after September 2nd).

There will also be a FREE one-day Skepticamp event taking place at the hotel on Friday 18th October, where speakers from the audience will present a series of short talks on a wide variety of subjects. For more details visit [sitp.online/skepticamp](https://sitp.online/skepticamp/?utm_medium=meetup&utm_source=meetup&utm_campaign=groups).

There will be plenty of Merseyside Skeptics Society members there, so we look forward to you joining us!

Michael

Merseyside Skeptics Society @ QEDcon in Manchester

Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel

Join us for good times and good conversation at Dr Duncan's in Liverpool City Centre. Don't be shy, come along and say hello! We're very friendly to people coming alone!

**COVID SAFETY NOTE:**
We're looking forward to seeing those of you who will join us for our social. Here are some things you could do to help look after yourself and our other attendees (if you like):

If you have access to a lateral flow test, why not take a test before you join us? If it's positive for COVID-19, please stay at home.

If you have new symptoms of COVID-19, even if a lateral flow test is negative - we'd prefer you stay at home. We'll have other social events in the future that you can join in when you're feeling better. (And remember that the symptoms of COVID-19 can look a lot like a standard cold!)

Please be respectful of other people's boundaries. Give each other plenty of space and be considerate. If you need to cough or sneeze, cough into your elbow or a tissue and throw the tissue away before sanitising your hands.

Rachael Jesson

Skeptics in the Pub Social

Dr Duncan's

Join us for our monthly talk with our exciting guest speaker.

We haven't announced who will be joining us yet, but please look back at our previous events for examples of our excellent previous speakers.

If there's anyone you'd like to see speak for us, or any topic you'd like covered, why not contact us (https://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/contact) to let us know.

Gwen collins

Merseyside Skeptics Society November Talk

The Casa

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