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Conventional Wisdom, Fashion and the Known World, or How do We Know What We Know?
Virtual Program using ZoomDr. Richard Koral, an Ethical Culture Leader, will speak to us about how do we know what we know. In these days of misinformation, disinformation, and just too much information, how do we cut through to the actual truth of any important matter? Dr. Richard Koral is a Leader at the Ethical Humanist Society […]
Annual Meeting of Members 2021
Virtual Program using ZoomEHST will hold its annual meeting of members. This is a business meeting where the members will (re-)elect board members, and pass a budget for 2021. We will also seek suggestions from members for our priorities for the year. Visitors and friends are welcome to attend, but they will not be eligible to vote. Members […]
Replacing Magical Thinking with Rational Discourse: How Can Freethinkers Help Restore Democracy
Virtual Program using ZoomThis program will be shared by representatives from all twenty-five national Ethical Societies and will feature music from the Washington Ethical Society Chorus, musicians Jaque DuPree and Barry Kornhauser, with presiders Vandra Thorburn, Elaine Durbach and Lyn Cox. As we face this historical moment, when cult thinking and fake news have fueled an attempted insurrection, […]
Group Discussion Sunday
Virtual Program using ZoomEHST will hold a discussion regarding the "All Society AEU Program" on Sunday (1/31). Those who attended that session can help inform those who did not attend. The question to be discussed is "How Can Freethinkers Help Restore Democracy?" So we want to discuss this and hear from all participating in our meeting. This […]
I Have A Theory – Darwin Day Reflections
Virtual Program using ZoomOur society is currently plagued by many wacky theories. In the dictionary, there are multiple definitions of the word theory, most having not much to do with science. For scientists, a theory is something special, pure and rigorous, right? Well, maybe. Consider Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian friar whose published research led us on a direct […]