Dawkins And NECSS: An Update And Some Thoughts
You can love Richard Dawkins or you can hate him, but you can’t say he’s anything but a gentleman and a scholar. His response to being disinvited as a featured speaker by NECSS (short for Northeast...
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I consider this good news, but admit it’s making me a little dizzy… NECSS has issued an apology and reinvite. We have asked Professor Dawkins to participate in this discussion at NECSS 2016 in addition...
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#GodDebate
On Wednesday, March 30, 2016, Shawn P. Conroy,* President, Central Ontario Humanists, and William Haughton, Co-ordinating Minister, Collier United Church, will debate the perennial question “Does God...
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Delusional Logic
I posted this chart from Something Surprising on January 28, 2012. The post disappeared when the site was attacked, so I’m posting it again: You may find the chart useful if you decide to watch...
View Article“God, Science and the Universe”: The Video
For Larry Moran’s comments on the debate, see “You Need to Understand Biology If You Are Going to Debate an Intelligent Design Creationist.”
View ArticleNonCon 2015 – Lawrence Krauss Keynote Address
Lawrence Krauss was the keynote speaker at the 2015 Non-Conference in Kitchener, Ontario. The NicolSD/AtheismTV video is now available:
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Announcing NONCON 2016
Get your tickets now; the Early Bird ticket price is available until April 22, 2016: EARLY BIRD Conference ticket includes: All Day Conference, buffet lunch and dinner, free parking, information and...
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International Blasphemy Day 2016
Tomorrow (30 Sept) is International Blasphemy Day. Just one of many “Jesus LOL” memes. In honour of the day, and to protest the fact that we still have a blasphemy law in Canada, I’d like to open the...
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“Give Peace a Chance”
@OxfordWords reminds us today is International Day of Peace. In 2001, the General Assembly by unanimous vote adopted resolution 36/67, which established 21 September as an annual day of non-violence...
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“God: Fact or Fiction?”
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at, Canada invites you to attend an Interfaith Symposium on Saturday, November 21 in Lindsay, Ontario. The Symposium will include a 15-20 minute presentation by each speaker...
View ArticleArmin Navabi at Non-Con 2015
In a NicolSD/AtheismTV video, filmed at Non-Con 2015, Armin Navabi, founder of The Atheist Republic, tells us what it’s like to be an ex-Muslim in the Middle East.
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“‘Interfaith’ Symposium in Lindsay”
Pierre Thibault, a member of Atheist Freethinkers, attended the Interfaith Symposium that was held in Linsday, Ontario on November 21. Thibault has written a post on the event: On Saturday, November...
View ArticleLive Stream of Nye & Ham Debate
If you can stomach it, Bill Nye is debating Ken Ham tonight & it is currently being streamed live on YouTube. You’ll recall that Australians have already apologized for Ken Ham. Amusingly, Ham has...
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Celebrate Darwin’s Birthday
On February 12, 2009, Google celebrated Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday with a Doodle: This year CFI Toronto is celebrating Darwin’s 205th birthday by hosting a Lunch with Dr. Eugenie Scott: Wednesday,...
View ArticleGod and Cosmology Debate Between Sean Carroll and William Lane Craig
Physicist Sean Carroll will be debating William Lane Craig tonight at 8pm EST, 5pm PST. The event is live streamed via this link on the topic of God and cosmology. If you’ve followed atheist/theist...
View ArticleUnder the veil of Lev Tahor, Jewish sect accused of abuse | Globalnews.ca
Global’s 16X9 will be airing an episode about the Lev Tahor sect that I posted about earlier. There is more information at the link to under the veil of Lev Tahor, Jewish sect accused of abuse and the...
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Prayer in Canadian Public Spaces?
The Canadian Secular Alliance is pleased to present a discussion on “Religion & Prayer in Canadian Public Spaces.” Lauren Forbes, the keynote speaker for this event, is a graduate of McGill...
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Happy International Women’s Day
“The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights” Gloria Steinem Google Canada...
View ArticleReminder! Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Airs Tomorrow
Just a reminder that the rebooted Cosmos series, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey will air tomorrow night. I have high hopes that the series will counteract some of today’s pseudo-science (as I expressed...
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James Randi in Toronto!
An exciting announcement from Upcoming Special Event, Friday, May 2nd: Dinner with James “the Amazing” Randi CFI Canada is pleased to present James Randi, who will be in Toronto this week to promote...
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