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Sentientism

Amy Halpern-Laff

11 a.m., February 27, 2022

A creature capable of feeling pleasure and pain and other things associated with consciousness, is said to be sentient. Sentientism is the moral view that all sentient beings have rights and interests that must be considered.

Amy Halpern-Laff will present the scientific and humanistic basis for this stand.

Amy is the policy and External Relations Director with the Factory Farming Awareness Coalition and has held leadership roles in organizations promoting education equity, criminal justice reform, and civic engagement. Amy earned her BA from the University of Pennsylvania summa cum laude and her JD from Stanford Law School.

Sentientism – Amy Halpern-Laff from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo

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What I’ve Learned From Talking to Young Earth Creationists

Ron Garret

11 a.m., February 20, 2022

Here is Ron Garret’s description of his talk this Sunday:

“Over the past several years I have made a point of engaging in dialog with people who hold beliefs that I consider self-evidently false in the hope of coming to an understanding of how people can sustain these beliefs in the face of what seems to me to be overwhelming evidence to the contrary. I have focused specifically on one set of beliefs, young-earth creationism, which holds that the account of creation given in the Bible is literally true, and thus that the universe is approximately 6000 years old.

“The secular community often approaches people who hold such beliefs on the assumption that the only possible way that someone could believe these things is out of ignorance of scientific facts, or perhaps that they are simply knuckle-dragging morons worthy of being treated with disdain.

“I will argue that this approach is both wrong and counter-productive. Notwithstanding that young-earth creationism is false, it is nonetheless worthwhile to listen to and understand their arguments because refuting them is not quite as straightforward as most secular people think.”

Ron Garret is a mostly retired software engineer, entrepreneur, writer, and filmmaker. His career has included stints at NASA, where he worked on the research program that led to the first Mars Rover mission, and Google, where he was the lead engineer on the first release of AdWords 22 years ago. He currently runs a weekly online Bible study that welcomes both believers and non-believers.

What I Learned from Talking to Young-Earth Creationists- Ron Garret from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo

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Naturism (i.e., Nudism)

Charles Perkins

11 a.m., February 13, 2022

Humanist and nudist Charles Perkins will discuss why he became a naturist 50-odd years ago. He will say a bit about Lupin Lodge, a naturist retreat. He will discuss the emotional and physical benefits claimed by naturism, as well as the history and laws about nudism.

In addition to raising a naturist family and participating in local naturist organizations for many years, Charles has heavily supported the NEF nudist research library, served on the board of The Naturist Society, founded Portland Naturists, supported nudist participation in Bay to Breakers, Pride Parade, and other Bay Area nudist events. In his professional career he has published many technical articles and equipment specifications to support wireless communications and networking.

220213 Charles Perkins.mp4 from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

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Everyday Humanism

Humanist Chaplain Benjamin Iten

11 a.m., February 6, 2022

At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, Humanist Chaplain Benjamin Iten will be present to talk about Everyday Humanism, the idea that humanism is a philosophy of life and so can help inform how we live our lives.

Ben is a Humanist Chaplain and Certified Educator with the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education. As a Pastoral Educator and Chaplain, his work focuses on applying humanism to everyday living, helping others create meaning from a meaningless world, and working with humanism in an interfaith setting.

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Humanist Chaplain Speaks

Humanist Chaplain Benjamin Iten

11 a.m., January 2, 2022

Humanist Chaplain, Benjamin Iten, be present to talk and answer questions a chaplain does and how he uses humanism to inform what he does.

Ben is an endorsed Humanist Chaplain with the American Humanist Association. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Jewish Studies from The Ohio State University and his Masters of Divinity from the Methodist School of Ohio. Ben completed his CPE internship and residency with OhioHealth including a second year residency in Palliative Care. He currently functions as a staff chaplain for OhioHealth as well as Certified Educator Candidate.

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