Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, is featured in this Newsday article on the summer of 1969. Dr. Dobrin is the author of many books and articles, most recently Spelling GOD with Two O's. He is scheduled to speak at the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County on September 27, 2009.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Vietnam voices: Arthur Dobrin
Arthur Dobrin, Leader Emeritus of the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, is featured in this Newsday article on the summer of 1969. Dr. Dobrin is the author of many books and articles, most recently Spelling GOD with Two O's. He is scheduled to speak at the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County on September 27, 2009.
Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, is featured in this Newsday article on the summer of 1969. Dr. Dobrin is the author of many books and articles, most recently Spelling GOD with Two O's. He is scheduled to speak at the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County on September 27, 2009.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Newsweek: Massimo Pigliucci
Dr. Massimo Pigliucci, who spoke at the Bergen Society in January 2009 on the topic of What's Science Got To Do With It?: When Scientists Talk Nonsense About Religion, is quoted in the June 29 issue of Newsweek. The article, titled Can We Blame Our Behavior on Stone-Age Genes, expresses scientific views that attempt to debunk some of the more outlandish claims of evolutionary psychology, including that of the "rape gene", which claims that rape persists in modern society due in part to the success of men 100,000 year ago who increased their offspring through forced sexual intercourse.
Dr. Pigliucci is quoted as saying "Evolutionary stories of human behavior make for a good narrative, but not good science." Biological change is guided by the environment, including social and cultural factors. If that environment is dynamic, as it is for humans, then behavior will adapt accordingly. Thus, whether or not rape was a successful breeding strategy in our evolutionary past does not necessarily come to bear on today's behavior.
Dr. Pigliucci is quoted as saying "Evolutionary stories of human behavior make for a good narrative, but not good science." Biological change is guided by the environment, including social and cultural factors. If that environment is dynamic, as it is for humans, then behavior will adapt accordingly. Thus, whether or not rape was a successful breeding strategy in our evolutionary past does not necessarily come to bear on today's behavior.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The French'ical Culture Society of Bergen County
That's right, the French'ical Culture Society.
A film crew from the French television channel Canalplus included almost a minute and a half of the May 24 Platform in the June 7, 2009, edition of their weekly magazine show L'Effet Papillon with Victor Robert. That day's Platform topic was Child Survivors of the Holocaust, a panel facilitated by Dr. Joseph Chuman, Leader of the Society. Joe Chuman (incorrectly identified as "President, Ethical Society" in the snapshot to the right) was interviewed on camera, as was a Sunday school teacher ("Professeur de Catechisme Humaniste").
Follow these steps to view The ECS/Bergen portion of the video:
- Click on this link
- Grab the slider to move ahead to about 6m 55s (or watch the whole segment)
- Enjoy (the ECS part is about 1m 30s and can be viewed in fullscreen mode)
(The following instructions as posted in June, 2009, no longer work because the video was removed from its original location. They are retained for historical completeness):
Follow these steps to view The ECS/Bergen portion of the video:
- Click on this link
- Scroll down to the section titled "Les Prochaines Emissions"
- Click on the picture beneath "Emission du 07-06-2009" (June 7)
- The show begins after a 15 second commercial. Grab the slider to move ahead to about 17m 36s (or watch the whole show)
- Enjoy (the ECS part is about 1m 30s and can be viewed in fullscreen mode)
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