General Meeting: Theodore Drange - Arguments for and against the Existence of God
Theadore Drange will give a talk on the "Arguments for and against the Existence of God".
Theadore "Ted"Drange is a member of AU, a noted philosopher, author of two books and many articles, and Professor Emeritus at West Virginia University where he taught philosophy from 1966 to 2011.
His books, Type Crossings, on the philosophy of language and Nonbelief and Evil: Two Arguments for the Nonexistence of God, are well known to many of our members. Drange has also written several articles on the philosophy of religion and theism, particularly for the Internet Infidels organization.
The meeting is open to the public and free to all members of Atheists United and first-time guests. Repeat guests are asked to pay $5. Child care is provided free and lunch after the meeting is also free.
Donations are always welcomed.
Date: Sunday, January 22 at 11am.
Location
Center For Inquiry Los Angeles
4773 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(2 blocks west of Vermont)
Poll: How do you feel about Cee Lo changing the lyrics to Image?
The biggest New Year’s Eve party in the country was damaged for many atheists when singer and reality-TV judge, Cee Lo Green decided to impost his views over Lennon’s words. In performing John Lennon’s classic song “Imagine,” just before the ball dropped, Green changed three words, from “Nothing to kill or die for/ And no religion, too,” to “Nothing to kill or die for/ And all religion’s true,” not only perverting Lennon’s intent, but making the song incoherent.
Lennon fans and many atheists are furious, (see http://freethoughtblogs.com/kag...) but the general reaction is surprisingly tempered.
Yoko Ono, an atheist by all accounts, did not respond directly, but Tweeted “Imagining Peace – that’s something that we can all do together – even when we have different opinions about so many things!” http://blogs.wsj.com/spe...
Michael Nugent, chair of Atheist Ireland, disapproves of the changed, but believes the song in inappropriate for this public gathering. http://www.michaelnugent.com/2012/0...
