Saturday Secular Social (Last Saturday of each month)

Our Saturday Secular/Skeptic Social on the last Saturday of January (Jan.. 27th) had a decent attendance of 9 freethinkers! (see pix above)
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Discussion #1 : (thank you Matt Griscom for offering this topic!) Do we as a group want to see a new Documentary God & Country on the threat of White Christian Nationalism, Jan. 6th Insurrection, and the coming 2024 Presidential elections this Fall?

For a preview of this movie, click: 2024 God & Country

PICKFORD FILM CENTER, 1318 Bay St, Bellingham, WA, USA
New Documetary Film "God & Country" OPENS 3/23/24, Saturday, 4 PM showing. Tickets available as of 2/20/24 are 126 seats left out of 132 seats. Link below:
https://www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/movie/god-country

Currently showing at REGAL THE LANDING, 900 N 10th Pl, Renton,
WA, through this Thursday at 12:30 PM - For tickets and seating, click:
https://www.regmovies.com/movies/god-country-ho00015669
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Today's 2nd topic of discussion: DO WE HAVE FREE WILL?
Daniel Dennett (Pro) VS Robert Sapolsky (Con) - Debate 1 hr 8 min
Click on this link below to view:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYzFH8xqhns
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Today's 3rd topic: Continuation of discussion: MORAL DILLEMMA:
34 Minute YouTube Video: Peter Singer - ordinary people are evil
Click on this link to view:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVl5kMXz1vA

Thank you Susan Braman for passing on Ileen Self's research (and thank you Ileen!) to those of us at the Burlington sHNPS meeting and further reading on Peter Singer's Original Paper on the above topic. Yes, the above video did OVERLY SENSATIONALISED "Ordinary People are EVIL!"

The link to Peter Singer's 1972 Paper titled Famine, Affluence, and Morality. It is a short read and I encourage all to read it for comment and "REASONABLE" discussion. LINK: Famine, Affluence & Morality
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visit our FB Humanist of North Puget Sound Page using link below:
https://www.facebook.com/HumanistsNPS
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AND we have a current FB Group that you can join and post on:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WhatcomFreethinkers
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We have a new WEB SITE! Currently, all the meetings for Whatcom, Skagit, Island and Snohomish will be listed and current with Meetup.com links to explore and perhaps RSVP. As I learn more over the winter the site will be expanded. Here it is:
SoundViews.Org
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Randy Drubek has kindly offered his membership Club House with a kitchen, dining room a living room and outdoor patio with table, chairs and couches as a place for us to meet once a month on each last Satuday.

Free Coffee, cream and sweetener will be provided. Just bring yourself and share in great conversation, but if you'll be hungry, feel free to bring your own lunch to eat during our talk.

Enjoy free flowing discussion on Politics, Religion, Science, Ethics, and any other controversial subject that comes to mind.
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Have a future idea or topic? Email me at secularworld@aol.com and share!
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Monty Vonn – Coordinator