Scott Lohman, the President of the Humanists of Minnesota will be talking to American Humanists Association Executive Director Roy Speckardt. The AHA's 68^th annual conference will be in Phoenix from June 5^th to June 7^th. A member of the Minnesota Atheists will be presented with a special honor at this conference, but we don't want to spoil the surprise. You will need to listen to find out!

The AHA and the HOM are sponsors of Atheists Talk, and we thank them for their support. The mission of the American Humanists Association is to make our society more open and accepting of humanists.

Roy is on the board of The Humanist Institute, an advisory member of both the Secular Student Alliance and the Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship.

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• American Humanists Association (Conference Registration.)
• Roy Speckhardt home page.
• Humanistss of Minnesota
• Are You a Humanist?

 

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Dr.David Eller, anthropologist, is an atheist.  He has written text books on violence and culture, religion and culture and culture and culture,  He has also written very well received pop press books on atheism.  He will be our guest on Sunday to talk to Dr. Grant Steves about his studies in cultural anthropology and his new book Atheism Advanced: Further Thoughts of A Freethinker.

 

"Atheism Advanced answers many questions, including: Why must Atheists stop 'speaking Christian?' -- not only to prevent religionists from setting the terms of debate but also to prevent them from determining the very thoughts we think? Are there any religions without gods? How are gods created, and are they being manufactured today? Why is science necessarily atheistic? Why must Atheists advance from being simply 'without gods' to being 'Discredists,' thinkers who reject belief-based reasoning altogether? Includes an anthropology of comparative religion. "  From the back cover.

 

"Atheists Talk" is produced by The Minnesota Atheists.  Mike Haubrich, Director.  Stephanie Zvan, Host.

 

• Austin Cline's Review of Natural Atheism at About.com
• It's All About the Culture Amazon.com page for Atheism Advanced

 {podcast "Atheism Advanced: David Eller on Atheists Talk #0065, Sunday April 12th, 2009}

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The mission of the Final Exit Network is to servepeople who are suffering intolerably from irreversible conditions whichhave become more than they can bear.  The Network was recently raidedand their funds confiscated by the State of Georgia under the falseaccusation that they have been assisting suicide, and this is somethingthey most emphatically do not do.  Jerry Dincin is the president of theFinal Exit Network and is the Minnesota Atheists' scheduled speaker forour April 19th Monthly Member's' Meeting.

 

Jerry will explain the purpose of this educationalorganization, their goals and the circumstances leading to this falselegal accusation.  George Kane, the Secretary of the Minnesota Atheistswill ask Jerry for keen insights into the ethics of exit education, theinterference into the right-to-die by the religious "moral"organizations and about plans to fight this legal persecution.  

 

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• The Final Exit Network
• Keeping a Promise When A Life is Near its End(pdf)
• Euthanasia Pro-Con
• Assisted Suicide a Marvelous Possibility Telegraph interview with Ludwig Minelli
• Final Exit President Jerry Dincin, Ridgedale Public Library, April 19th at 1:00 PM

 

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Have you heard of the new science of Evo Devo? If so, then you've probably read Endless Forms Most Beautiful by Dr. Sean B. Carroll. It is a captivating book describing the genetic tool kit that humans and animals share. His engaging narrative style and clear explanation for how developmental biology works is not only smart it is fun to read.

His new book, Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species, shows what a gifted story teller he really is. It will also convince anyone (get this book, kids!) just how exciting, Indiana-Jones-style, adventuresome science can be. Epic adventures are just what Von Humboldt, Darwin, Wallace, Bates and other naturalist explorers experienced. Carroll selected the stories of 13 explorers for their courage, their tenacity and their respective abilities upon return to civilization to share their remarkable insights into how our world works.

 

Just as enthralling as the stories of 19th century explorers are the tales of current adventurers like Neil Shubin and Svante Paabo. Dr. Carroll's admiration for his colleagues is very much in the 19th century spirit of acknowledging contributions from contemporaries. His explanation of how current research in molecular biology connects with how scientists historically used morphology, shows there are vistas in science yet to be explored. We catch the excitement of watching it unfold from this master storyteller as the age of discovery continues.

 

• Sean B. Carroll
• The Carroll Laboratory
• Sean B. Carroll Wikipedia Page
• NY Times Readers' Questions on the Science Of Evolution
• Evolution: God as Genetic Interview, Reposted with Permission at Richarddawkins.net
• Alexander Von Humboldt Biography at About.com
• Charles Darwin's Beagle Diaries
• The Alfred Russell Wallace Page

Minneapolis sci-artist Lynn Fellman will be our intrepid interviewer on Sunday's show.  Stephanie Zvan is your host.  Mike Haubrich directs, and the program is produced my the Minnesota Atheists.

 

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