For those who are happy to accept that there is no credible scientific or factually reliable evidence for the existence of a god or gods or the supernatural.
Monthly Lectures - Visitors Welcome
Second Tuesday of the month at 8 pm.
Unitarian Church Hall, 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne.
(Opposite the old Mercy Hospital). Melways Map 2G, D2.
Admission free, no prior booking necessary, all welcome.
The talk usually goes for 45-60 minutes. A question-to-the-speaker period follows the lecture.
Atheists in the pub
Meet like-minded people for friendly discussion
The Old Colonial Inn, 127 Bruswick St, Fitzroy Venue to be confirmed
First Friday of the month. 6pm-9pm. Next meeting July 2, 2010. Pastafarians welcome.
Occasional 5 min open-mic sessions. For information, contact: John Perkins
| 2010 | |
| 13 July | Jason Ball (University of Melbourne Secular Society)
"A Fresh Generation of Freethinkers" |
| 10 Aug | Alex McCullie (CAE Tutor)
"Naturalism as a Viable Worldview." |
| 14 Sep | Russell Blackford (Co-Editor, '50 Voices of Disbelief')
"Living in a world without objective values" |
| 12 Oct | Ian Robinson (Rationalist Society of Australia)
"A Rationalist Fallen Among Theologians" |
| 09 Nov | Tamas Pataki (Author, 'Against Religion')
"Religion and Mental Illness" |
| 14 Dec | Meredith Doig (Rationalist Society of Australia)
"The Emotionality of Belief" |
| 2011 | |
| 08 Feb | Rick Barker (Philosophy Forum)
"Fitness: The Earth's Evolutionary Path" |
| 08 Mar | Marquez Comelab (Reasonism)
"Morality Does Not Come From Religion" |
| 12 Apr | Jean Brown (Humanist Society of Victoria)
"Belief and Unbelief: The Nature of Being Human" |
| 10 May | Joe Toscano (Anarchist Media Institute)
""The Rejection of Imposed Authority, Divine or Human"" |
| 14 Jun | Tony Dear (Rothbardian)
"Anarcho-Capitalism for the Undamned Individual" |
| 12 July | Ali Sayed (Progressive Atheists Inc)
"Progressive Atheism: What is it?" |
| 09 Aug | Lyn Allison (former Senator)
"Religion and Education" |
| 13 Sep | Graeme Lindenmayer (Rationalist Society of Australia)
"The 'Hard Problem' of Consciousness" |
| 11 Oct | Roger Boyce (Psychologist)
"Despite its Atheism, is Buddhism a Religion?" |
| 08 Nov | Robert Bender (Humanist Society of Victoria)
"The Exclusive Brethren: A critical examination" |
The Atheist Society is for Atheists, Agnostics and Free-Thinkers. We have no agreed definition of Atheism, nor of Agnosticism, nor of Religion. We have no common position on most issues. So we agree to disagree.
In my opinion, Atheists have a lack of belief in God, in gods, in the Divine, in the Spiritual, in the Supernatural, in the Occult, in Superstition, and in supernatural processes such as Re-incarnation and Astrology, as well as a lack of belief in paranormal phenomena such as Extra Sensory Perception and Unidentified Flying Objects.
In my opinion, Atheists should not be afraid to say that they "don't know", that they do not have an answer. To an Atheist, a lack of knowledge should not be a fearful vacuum which must be filled with fairy-tale mumbo-jumbo. Nevertheless, those with religious beliefs, etcetera, are very welcome to attend our meetings and to participate in the discussions which follow the talks and lectures.
We do not bother with formal membership. Consequently, we don't have a membership fee. Although our lectures are free, we do however pass the 'begging-bowls' around in an attempt to cover the cost of our meeting room. If one can afford it, $2 is usually sufficient.
For further information, or to discuss Atheism, contact me,
David Miller, Secretary.
Telephone: 03 9467 2063
Email: atheist_agnostic@lycos.com
Mail: PO Box 1111, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia.
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