Monthly lectures from previous years |
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Previous speakers, please send any document, paper, or summary to John
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| 1996 | |
| 27 Feb | Chris Jones (Victorian Secular Society)
"An Ethic for a New Golden Age" |
| 12 Mar | Dr Stever Roberts (Astronomt Society and Australian Skeptics)
"Did God Big Bang or Didn't He?" |
| 16 Apr | Joe Rubenstein (Australian Skeptics and Existential Society)
"Miracles Revisited" |
| 14 May | Dr Jeremy Salt (Political Science, Melbourne University)
"The Dissenting Tradition in Islam" |
| 11 Jun | Adam Joseph (The Liars Club, Radio 3RRR)
"The Dangers of Organised Skepticism" |
| 9 Jul | James Gerrand (Humanist Society of Victoria and Australian Skeptics)
"Higher Superstition: Anti-Science in the Academy" |
| 13 Aug | Sean Dooley (Physicist, Atheist Society)
"The Possibility of Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence" |
| 10 Sep | Dr Rod Foster (Education, University of Melbourne)
"Darwinism and the Soul" |
| 8 Oct | Kathy Butler (Australian Skeptics)
"Are Genes Really Selfish" |
| 12 Nov | Robert Bender (Humanist Society of Victoria)
"James Redfield and the 'Celestine Prophesy' " |
| 1997 | |
| 23 Feb | Dr Steve Basser (Australian Skeptics)
"We Can't Give No Satisfaction: The Trouble with Skeptics" |
| 11 Mar | Lawrence Pope (Existentialist Society)
"Athesim from Carvaka to Sartre" |
| 8 Apr | Dr V.L. Krishamoorthy (Social Inquiry, Deakin University)
"Spiritualism and Atheism in Indian Philosophy" |
| 13 May | Roland Seidel (Australian Skeptics)
"How Can you Tell from Make Believe?" |
| 10 Jun | Stephen Mooney
"Debunking Physics: Inventing the Theory of Everything" |
| 8 Jul | Gary Thompson (Atheist Society)
"The Early History of Astrology: 2000 BC to 200 AD" |
| 12 Aug | Sean Dooley (Physicist, Atheist Society)
"Quantum Mechanics and the New Age" |
| 9 Sep | John Noack (Carl Jung Society)
"The Gospels as Jewish-Christian Midrashic Fiction" |
| 14 Oct | Frances Fenwick (Map enthusiast and heretic)
"Renaissance Maps and the Antarctic" |
| 11 Nov | Peter Plane (Victorian Secular Society)
"Women and Religion in the Evolution of Humanity" |
| 1998 | |
| 24 Feb | Robert Bender (Humanist Society of Victoria)
"Humanism and the Problem of Pain" |
| 10 Mar | Mark Lucas (Existentialist Society)
"The Necessity of Absurd Beliefs: A Vindication of Faith" |
| 21 Apr | Rosslyn Ives (Humanist Society of Victoria)
"A Feminist Perspective on Humanism" |
| 12 May | Dr Steve Roberts (Astronomy Society and Australian Skeptics)
"Ufology (and other such beliefs) as Religious Dogma)" |
| 9 Jun | James Gerrand (Australian Skeptics and Humanist Society of Victoria)
"Operant Conditioning: the Psychology of B.F. Skinner" |
| 14 Jul | Silvio Bonazinga (Atheist Society)
"The Myth of the Judeo-Christian Tradition" |
| 11 Aug | Sean Dooley (Physicist, Atheist Society)
"A Critique of Evolutionary Theory" |
| 8 Sep | Jacob Papadopoulos (Atheist Society)
"Epicurus: The Hellenic Anti-Christ and the Revolt Against the Spell of Plato" |
| 13 Oct | Rosalie Tremaine (Christian Fundamentalist )
"Evolution: Fact or Fiction" |
| 10 Nov | Vera Butler (Australian International Studies Association )
"Politics and Religion" |
| 8 Dec | Adam Joseph (Writer/Broadcaster/Producer)
"Self Censorship: The Media's Poisoned Chalice" |
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