Events
11 / 28
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm
Scientifically proven to be a good time! Drinking skeptically is an informal event designed to promote fellowship and networking among skeptics, critical-thinkers, and like-minded individuals. Drinking Skeptically provides an opportunity for skeptics to talk, share ideas (and yes, drink) in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. We discuss the issues of the day and whatever else is on our minds. But most of all, we have fun while promoting skepticism, science, and rationality. Don't drink? Don't let that stop you from joining us! Some of the world's most famous skeptics are teetotallers and we are happy to have you! Visiting New York from out of town? Stop on by! Skeptics are a friendly bunch and there's always room for one more... Drinking Skeptically meets at 8PM at the Four-Faced Liar, a "downtown Irish" pub located in the heart of Greenwich Village in New York City (165 West 4th St., between Sixth and Seventh Avenues). Click here for a map. Remember that drinking skeptically means drinking responsibly. If there's one thing science has taught us, it's the effects of alcohol on the human body. | ||
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12 / 8
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Dr. Steven Novella: An Introduction to Skeptical Activism
Noted scientist, author, and podcaster Dr. Steve Novella will discuss the basics of a skeptical world view, why it is important, as well as share his experiences as a skeptical activist. There will be an audience Q & A session after the lecture. Location: Dr. Novella is an academic neurologist on full-time faculty at Yale University School of Medicine and the Author of Weird Science, a monthly column featured in the New Haven Advocate. He is the co-founder and President of the New England Skeptical Society and co-host of the Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast. | ||
12 / 9
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm
Location Due to popular demand, Katy & Russ Fischer will host a second free screening of Jonathan Miller's A Brief History of Disbelief at their home theater near Glasser, NJ. The subject of atheism has sparked major discussion in America. Best selling books, press reports and magazine articles are fueling the debate. This three-part series is the first ever television exploration of the idea that God does not exist. Originally broadcast on the BBC in 2005, it was brought to PBS television this spring through funding by the Center for Inquiry. This free screening will feature all three episodes of the series, and will be followed by refreshments and discussion. Screening begins at 5:30 p.m.; feel free to arrive anytime after 5:00 p.m. To RSVP, call or e-mail Katy and Russ Fischer at kifischer@optonline.net / (973) 663-4646. The Fischers's studio, Ballroom Magic, is located at 341 Lakeside Avenue at Hopatcong Street, Andover, NJ (in the Glasser, NJ area). For directions, see the attachments below, or call or e-mail the Fischers at the above contact information. PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS EVENT IS NOT AN NYC SKEPTICS EVENT | ||
12 / 10
Start: 8:00 pm
Be sure and catch Jamy Ian Swiss headlining at Monday Night Magic December 10, 2007 at 8PM. Location: The St. Clement's Theatre 423 West 46th Street (Between 9th & 10th Avenues) | ||
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12 / 13
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Location This searching history of Western thinking about the relationship between religion and politics was inspired not by 9/11, but by Nazi Germany, where, says Lilla , politics and religion were horrifyingly intertwined. Lilla reaches back to the early modern era, when thinkers like Locke and Hume began to suggest that religion and politics should be separate enterprises. Some theorists argued that government must be totally detached from religion. Others believed that rightly practiced religion could contribute to modern life. Liberal theologians, Lilla says, credulously assumed human society was progressive and never dreamed that fanaticism could capture the imaginations of modern people—assumptions that were proven wrong by Hitler. Join us even if you haven’t finished reading. The CFI/SHSNY Book Club is open to all ... and free! Every CFI/SHSNY Book Club Meet is a Book Swap, too. Bring the books gathering dust on your shelves and take your pick of other readers’ castaways. The leftovers? Donated to the Muhlenberg. Directions to the Muhlenberg Library, 209 West 23rd Street (at 7th Ave.): #1 train to 23rd St. & 7th Ave., F or V to 23rd & 6th, C or E to 23rd & 8th; #23 or #20 bus to 23rd & 7th. Parking garages at 170 and 101 West 23rd. The library has an elevator to the 3rd floor Community Room. PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS EVENT IS NOT AN NYC SKEPTICS EVENT | ||
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12 / 26
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm
Scientifically proven to be a good time! Drinking skeptically is an informal event designed to promote fellowship and networking among skeptics, critical-thinkers, and like-minded individuals. Drinking Skeptically provides an opportunity for skeptics to talk, share ideas (and yes, drink) in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. We discuss the issues of the day and whatever else is on our minds. But most of all, we have fun while promoting skepticism, science, and rationality. Don't drink? Don't let that stop you from joining us! Some of the world's most famous skeptics are teetotallers and we are happy to have you! Visiting New York from out of town? Stop on by! Skeptics are a friendly bunch and there's always room for one more... Drinking Skeptically meets at 8PM at the Four-Faced Liar, a "downtown Irish" pub located in the heart of Greenwich Village in New York City (165 West 4th St., between Sixth and Seventh Avenues). Remember that drinking skeptically means drinking responsibly. If there's one thing science has taught us, it's the effects of alcohol on the human body. | ||
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