More Updates and Events

Yesterday

We discussed the connection between observation and causality that seems to imply subjectivity on the part of the universe. As usual, our conversation turned a few corners, stopped for a while on Big Cancer (the link, as I promised - sorryt, it wasn't last week tonight, I was referencing a very old episode of the Daily Show, and this archive link is tough to navigate, but it's worth a watch), the obligatory mention of Prez 45, and what do we do with the possible elimination of free will?

As John pointed out, a lot of our discussion is meaningless unless we have something we can take away from it and apply in our own lives. So, the slit experiment (I don't think that anyone NEEDS this explained to them like they are five, but it's just internet parlance for having things broken down to a basic level) shows us that we were always going to pick x or y? Great. What do I do with that information. Well, as Ann, and I believe several others pointed out, it should cause us to rethink our views of criminal justice. If we look at antisocial behavior as a problem and not an act of, say, "evil," we can get at its causes and perhaps prevent them more easily - rather than just making judgments punitive.

Wednesday the 1st

I think I forgot to mention this at the meeting, but the Rally for our Lives is going to be stopping in Greensboro. This ISN'T a side protest or anything like this. The actual heads of the movement are going to be here, speaking at Lebauer Park in downtown GSO. The FAACT event page is here.

Next Week

There will be an open topic - (no topic?) - this Sunday. I will be up Fluffya with the Jehovah's Witnesses and hopefully having a relatively peaceful time. Will my father try to re-convert me? Will we discuss the fact that his religion teaches that the world is less than 7,000 years old? We shall see!!!

I will return on the 12th of August.

Drinking Skeptically

There will be a Drinking Skeptically in Asheboro on August 18th. The event is here.

IRC Donations

We're doing IRC donations again soon. I believe that we decided on October for the donation date, but I will have more information (sorry, Pam, I should have gotten a picture/copy of that from you at the meetup) for what specific supplies are needed soon. We are going to be creating a meetup for putting together a meal for the homeless, to test the waters of how much interest and availability there is for that kind of an event.