By now, you probably all know the drill, so without further ado, here is your SA update for fourth week!
Meeting Reminder
Our
next meeting will be Tuesday, October 25th, at 6pm in the Uncommon
Room, in the basement of Rockefeller Chapel. To find us, come in through
the front door of Rockefeller, turn right and go down the stairs. There
are signs to the room, which is just down the hallway. We will be
having a workshop to see how rational you are, and how to become more
rational. We are also giving away our new Secular Alliance t-shirts, if
you come to the whole meeting, and, on top of that, there will be
homemade sugar and chocolate chip cookies. We hope you'll come out and
join us.
Announcements
- Church Visit: We have another church visit coming up soon! The next one will take place at the Islamic Center downtown. We will send out more details on that soon, but keep it in mind if you are interested.
- IV Debate: This quarter, we are trying to arrange a debate with the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship on campus. If you would be interested in debating, or have a topic you'd like to suggest, send us an email at ssa.uchicago@gmail.com.
- Sagan Day Panel: Another event, still in the works, is a panel for Sagan Day. Carl Sagan, host of Cosmos, author of many great science and skepticism books, wonderful science promoter, and UChicago alumnus, would have turned 77 years old on November 9th. To honor him, the secular clubs of several Chicago universities, including the UChicago SA, are partnering to host a panel and social event on November 12th. Again, we will send out further details as they get solidified.
- Skepticon: Skepticon IV, the largest Midwest skeptical conference, will take place November 18th-20th in Springfield, Missouri. At least three members of the exec board are planning to attend, and we'd love to take a group down. If you're interested, let us know at a meeting, or via email at ssa.uchicago@gmail.com.
- Blogging: I know, we send this out every single email, but it still stands: Are you interested in sharing an article or a video blog on our website? We'd love to have guest bloggers, as well. If you have an article written, you can email it to ssa.uchicago@gmail.com. Or, if you're just interested, but aren't sure what to write or talk about, email us about that too, and we'll help you get started.
Also, if you run a personal blog about topics related to secularism, let us know, and we may feature it on the website as well.
- Remember, back in May, when the Rapture was supposed to take place, but then it was "postponed" to October 21st? Well, that was a few days ago now, and it appears not to have happened. Digital Cuttlefish wrote a poem to commemorate the occasion.
- The question and answer portion of the Serah Blain talk is up! Because of upload issues, it's in two parts: Part 1 and Part 2. And if you missed it, the video of her talk is here.
- Today, October 23rd, is Mole Day. Thus, in chemistry-related news, here's some cool science: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110620161308.htm
- There's a small controversy going on within the secularist movement right now: Should we model communities in some ways on religious ones? Here's an 'absolutely not' take http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/10/17/atheist-church-no-thank-you/ and here's the opposite http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2011/10/18/a-successful-humanist-community-in-boston/. Isn't it great to productively disagree?
That’s all for this installment. In conclusion, this week’s quote is from Winston Churchill:
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened."
Hope to see you on Tuesday!
~The UChicago Secular Student Alliance~
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