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Going to See Michael Shermer...woot!

Started by Squid, March 09, 2009, 06:08:45 PM

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Squid

I just saw that Michael Shermer will be giving a lecture at the local community college in Victoria, Texas for their Lyceum Lecture series on April 7th - HELL YES!  It's at 9 a.m. and admission is FREE!!  Another great thing is in Victoria most people probably have no friggin' clue who he is - maybe I can worm my way into lunch or something - that is if he actually gets to stick around, most have to jet right after the talk.  I missed Donald Johanson and Francis Collins since I've been gone but I did get to hear James Watson speak and met him briefly with a small group years ago - it was all of like two minutes.

http://www.victoriacollege.edu/lyceumspeakerdrmichaelshermer.

jcm

poop...he was just in jacksonville, fl

guess i missed it. :upset:
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. -cs

McQ

Take notes and get a picture with him!
Elvis didn't do no drugs!
--Penn Jillette

SteveS

Sweet!  I like Dr. Shermer --- he always seems to offer a sound voice of reason.  That's totally cool that you get to go hear him speak - have fun!

Squid

Quote from: "McQ"Take notes and get a picture with him!

I'll do my best to get a photo op!

Hitsumei

He seems to be more of an apologist for the discovery institute these days.

You'all see the defense he mounted at beyond belief 2006?
"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition." ~Timothy Leary
"Marriage is for women the commonest mode of livelihood, and the total amount of undesired sex endured by women is probably greater in marriage than in prostitution." ~Bertrand Russell
"[Feminism is] a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their

Squid

Quote from: "Hitsumei"He seems to be more of an apologist for the discovery institute these days.

You'all see the defense he mounted at beyond belief 2006?

??? Can you expound upon this?

Hitsumei

Quote from: "Squid"
Quote from: "Hitsumei"He seems to be more of an apologist for the discovery institute these days.

You'all see the defense he mounted at beyond belief 2006?

??? Can you expound upon this?

My mistake, it was the less odious Templeton foundation that he has been jumping to the defense of (was confusing the two). I can't find the the video on youtube where he started yelling at buddy on the stage, and defending them, but here is an article where he defends his relationship with them: http://richarddawkins.net/articleCommen ... ccom,page2

Also, it was apparently beyond belief 2007 where he made the scene.
"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition." ~Timothy Leary
"Marriage is for women the commonest mode of livelihood, and the total amount of undesired sex endured by women is probably greater in marriage than in prostitution." ~Bertrand Russell
"[Feminism is] a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their