{"id":115,"date":"2012-02-25T13:16:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-25T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/believingbullshit\/2012\/02\/25\/moving-secularism-forward-conference\/"},"modified":"2012-02-25T13:16:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-25T13:16:00","slug":"moving-secularism-forward-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/believingbullshit\/2012\/02\/25\/moving-secularism-forward-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Secularism Forward Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-4vZN1pZp_NI\/T0jfhIl0XbI\/AAAAAAAAAqE\/OMDoPtdEJzU\/s1600\/speakers.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px auto 10px;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;width: 400px;height: 163px\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-4vZN1pZp_NI\/T0jfhIl0XbI\/AAAAAAAAAqE\/OMDoPtdEJzU\/s400\/speakers.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>I am speaking in Florida next week (and also Washington &#8211; see below). Go <a href=\"http:\/\/orlandocon.secularhumanism.org\/\">here<\/a> for details of the conference. I&#8217;m highly flattered by my ridiculously prominent billing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Speakers include<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Law | Ophelia Benson | Daniel C. Dennett | Jessica Ahlquist | Pz Myers | Sikivu Hutchinson | Russell Blackford | Elisabeth Cornwell | Steven K. Green | George Hrab | Sir Harold Kroto | Rita Swan | and more!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.centerforinquiry.net\/dc\/events\/voices_of_reason_-_stephen_law_the_evil_god_challenge\/\">Here<\/a> is what I am doing in Washington:<\/p>\n<p>Voices of Reason &#8211; Stephen Law: The Evil God Challenge<\/p>\n<p>Starts<br \/>    Monday, March 5th 2012 at 7:00 pm<br \/>Ends<br \/>    Monday, March 5th 2012 at 9:00 pm<br \/>Location<br \/>    Busboys and Poets 14th &amp; V &#8211; Langston Room, 2021 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 (U St \/ Cardozo Metro)<\/p>\n<p>The Evil God Challenge is perhaps the most powerful argument against the existence of the Judeo-Christian God yet developed. Stephen Law will present a version that he published in the journal Religious Studies in 2010, and has since developed further. If you want a single, simple, devastating challenge to present to theists, one for which they probably won&#8217;t have a prepared answer, the Evil God Challenge is a leading contender. It&#8217;s a version of the old problems of evil &#8211; but with a novel and entertaining twist!<\/p>\n<p>Register here<\/p>\n<p>Dr Stephen Law is Senior lecturer in Philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London, editor of THINK, a journal of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, and author of many philosophy books, including The Philosophy Gym (St Martins Press), A Very Short Introduction to Humanism (Oxford University Press) and Believing Bullshit: How Not To Get Sucked Into An Intellectual Black Hole (Prometheus). He is also the author of the children&#8217;s book Really Really Big Questions (Kingfisher). Stephen is Provost of CFI UK.<\/p>\n<p>The talk will be followed by a Q &amp; A. Free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Registration required to guarantee admission. Support our programming by becoming a Friend of the Center today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am speaking in Florida next week (and also Washington &#8211; see below). Go here for details of the conference. I&#8217;m highly flattered by my ridiculously prominent billing&#8230; Speakers include Stephen Law | Ophelia Benson | Daniel C. 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