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The next meeting of the Natural Cosmology Group will take place on Wednesday, March 6 at 7 PM at UUCWC. We’ll be discussing the work of Elizabeth Kolbert the author of “The Sixth Extinction”. A few of us attended her lecture at Princeton. George summarizes the points she made here: She’s not optimistic: trends are … Continue reading You’re Invited: Natural Cosmology Meeting March 6
Join the Natural Cosmology group at 7 PM on Wednesday, February 6th at UUCWC. This month we’ll start with a Science or Fiction quiz. You’ll get to determine real science from three articles: two Science and one fake. Speaking of fake, our discussion theme is: Fake News and Lazy Thinking – Right and Left Check out these articles … Continue reading Natural Cosmology – February 6
Going forward, the Natural Cosmology group will be meeting on the first Wednesday of each month. Our first meeting of the New Year will be at 7PM on Wednesday, January 2, room 202. This month we’ll start with a Science or Fiction quiz. You’ll get to determine real science from three articles: two Science and one … Continue reading New Meeting Schedule for Natural Cosmology
Join us on Thursday, October 24th at 7 pm in room 203. If you’d like links to the articles and podcasts mentioned here email Ed Dobrowolski.
The Natural Cosmology Group Tuesday, November 29 at 7 pm in room 203. This Month we’ll discuss Robert Wright’s new book (or articles and podcasts related to it), called “Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment.” The book isn’t just about meditation, but about why evolutionary biology built us to survive but … Continue reading Join the Natural Cosmology Discussion Postponed to Nov. 29
Join us on Tuesday, May 23 for the next Natural Cosmology Discussion. In a change of pace, this month Bill Cox will moderate a discussion about the adequacy of empiricism. Are you comfortable with empiricism, alternately, scientific postulating, evidence gathering and interpretation, “materialism,” etc. ? Is there more to an adequate description of reality than the accumulated … Continue reading Natural Cosmology Discussion – May 23, 7 PM
Join us for the next Natural Cosmology Discussion on March 28 at 7 PM. Among other topics, we’ll be discussing the new book by Yuval Noah Harari called “Homo Deus”. Consider: We now have the capability to easily alter the human genome and merge our bodies with technology. Will our children or grandchildren be the … Continue reading Natural Cosmology Discussion March 28 at 7 PM
The Natural Cosmology Discussion Group meets on Tuesday, February 28 at 7 PM. This week we’ll discuss the ideas of Daniel Dennett. Six of us went to see him speak a few weeks ago. Here are links, gathered by George Faulkner, that will fill you in on his views. Dennett’s latest book is: “From Bacteria … Continue reading Natural Cosmology Discussion Feb. 28
Natural Cosmology Discussion Group What is Natural Cosmology? Natural Cosmology refers to a view that the natural world is all we have reason to believe exists. We see no substantiated reason to believe that one or more deities or divine plans, exist or act independently of the natural order. Cosmology- We take a broad view … Continue reading Natural Cosmology Discussion: Top Science Stories of 2016
