Religions > Atheism > In the News: Skeptics converge to take on religion and morality
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"Jason Spaceman" |
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28 Oct 2005 03:20:54 AM |
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In the News: Skeptics converge to take on religion and morality |
From the article:
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By CAROLYN THOMPSON
Associated Press Writer
October 27, 2005, 5:25 PM EDT
AMHERST, N.Y. -- With construction vehicles rumbling outside the
window, Paul Kurtz said he had been assured work on his expanding
offices would be complete in 48 hours.
"I don't believe in miracles _ at all, but ..." he smiled.
An understatement if ever there was one.
Kurtz has made it his life's work to promote reason over religion,
science over silliness.
On Thursday, the pre-eminent skeptic welcomed hundreds of scientists,
academics and authors to a thinking person's conference at the Center
for Inquiry he founded.
The Tenth World Congress, "Toward a New Enlightenment," was to respond
to assaults on free inquiry that participants said threaten advances
not only in science and medicine, but democracy itself.
"We are disturbed by the growth of antiscientific attitudes in the
world, and particularly in the United States," Kurtz said.
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Read it at
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--skepticsconferenc1027oct27%2C0%2C6334204.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork
or http://tinyurl.com/7n7rh
J. Spaceman
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| Title: In the News:Skeptics converge to take on religion and other lies |
18 Nov 2005 01:17:53 AM |
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I corrected your subject header.
Jason Spaceman wrote:
From the article:
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By CAROLYN THOMPSON
Associated Press Writer
October 27, 2005, 5:25 PM EDT
AMHERST, N.Y. -- With construction vehicles rumbling outside the
window, Paul Kurtz said he had been assured work on his expanding
offices would be complete in 48 hours.
"I don't believe in miracles _ at all, but ..." he smiled.
An understatement if ever there was one.
Kurtz has made it his li fe's work to promote reason over religion,
science over silliness.
On Thursday, the pre-eminent skeptic welcomed hundreds of scientists,
academics and authors to a thinking person's conference at the Center
for Inquiry he founded.
The Tent h World Congress, "Toward a New Enlightenment," was to respond
to assaults on free inquiry that participants said threaten advances
not only in science and medicine, but democracy itself.
"We are disturbed by the growth of antiscientific attitude s in the
world, and particularly in the United States," Kurtz said.
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Read it at
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--skepticsconferenc1027oct27%2C0%2C63 34204.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork
or http://tinyurl.com/7n7rh
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