Don't forget to join us tonight at the Fox & Fiddle, 27 Wellesley St., Toronto for an event sponsored by the Association for Science and Reason (ASR). I'm going to be talking about The Accommodationist Wars.
Professor Moran will talk about the conflict between two types of atheists: those who think science and religion are not compatible, and those who think religion and science are not necessarily in conflict. The accommodationists believe it’s important to ally with moderate religious leaders to combat the intrusion of religious beliefs into our schools and political systems. An important part of this strategy is recognizing that science and religion can be compatible. The other side agrees that such alliances can be fruitful but that should not prevent atheists from speaking out against even moderate forms of religious belief. The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) in the USA is a prominent accommodationist organization and so are the science organizations such as the National Academies and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). All of these organizations take a position on the compatibility of (some) religions. Many scientists think that these organizations should not be defending religion.
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Being one of those Gnasty Gnu Atheists myself, I'd love to make into the city to her this. But unfortunately I'm stuck in Vaughan tonight. Any chance there will be audio or video of the talk?
There was a (powerpoint ?) slide presentation, I don't know if the talk was recorded.
Some interesting insights into the Battle of Waterloo and the new atheist/accommodationist kerfuffle.
Which is more than I can say about the Steve Finnell/"xtian with nothing new to say" blog. If you like endlessly regurgitated bible verses, head on over and waste some time.
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