Human Values Meetup - online
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The topic for Sunday, October 25 is: "50 Years of the Modern Skeptical Movement". We will show a 25 minute video with speaker James Alcock, followed by open discussion. Description:
A half-century ago, a rising tide of pseudoscience and paranormal belief swept the Western world. In response, a small group of scholars, stage magicians, science writers, and others alarmed by the dearth of reaction from the scientific community, banded together to found the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), now called the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI).
That marked the beginning of the modern skeptical movement. James Alcock knows that origin well; he was there.
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You can participate either by webcam or telephone call. The link will be sent that morning to anyone who has RSVPd. We'll also check for RSVPs by 11:30 am that day.
We recommend that you RSVP from the Events page:
https://www.meetup.com/The-Human-Values-Network-HVN/events/
If you don't see the link in your inbox by 11:30 that day, send a note directly to the organizer:
https://www.meetup.com/The-Human-Values-Network-HVN/members/?op=leaders
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We welcome a diversity of views, for open-minded discussion, where we can learn from each other.
We meet the 4th Sunday of each month, 12:30-2:00, and are currently meeting online. At about 12:45, the speaker that day introduces the topic (usually a 20 minute introduction), followed by open discussion.
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We were meeting in a restaurant before the covid situation. When we met there, our format was: lunch and socializing, the first hour; then a presentation, followed by open discussions. The topics are on various subjects related to human values, such as: aspects of society; the arts; social science; current events; nature and evolution; history; science and technology; ethics; philosophy, etc.