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Berkeley Meeting Sunday, February 21, 1:30 - 3:30 PM Berkeley Main Library, 3rd Floor Meeting Room 2090 Kittredge St., One Block From Downtown Berkeley BART
Here are excerpts from the book review in the 12/17/09 issue of the Economist:
“Mr. Wade is convinced that a Darwinian approach offers the key to understanding religion ... He sides with those who think man’s propensity for religion has some adaptive function ... [that] faith would not have persisted over thousands of generations if it had not helped the human race to survive. As well as giving an elegant summary of modern thinking about religion, Mr. Wade also offers a brief, provocative history of monotheism. [This] lays the basis for a rich dialogue between biology, social science and religious history. It also helps explain a quest for collective ecstasy that can take myriad forms.”
Craig will present the arguments of the book, as well as some thoughts about what might be the implications for Atheists and our community. Then he will lead an open discussion on the issues.
BART Access: From the downtown Berkeley BART Station, walk 1.5 blocks south on Shattuck Avenue, then turn right on Kittredge. The library is a half block down the street on the left.
Parking: The city parking lot at Allston & Harold Way, a short block from the library, is $5 for the entire day on Sunday. If you don’t mind walking, take University to MLK, turn right and then instead of proceeding left on Allston to the parking lot, turn right. In several blocks you will see parking on the side streets.
Larry Hicok, Coordinator: 510-222-7580 Ski Grabowski, Treasurer: 510-652-8350
Our March meeting will take place on Sunday, March 21 in the Library. Details next month. | ||||
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This month Craig Spitzer has volunteered to give a presentation on