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Daniel Dennett<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

A video of Daniel Dennett<\/h3>\n

11 a.m., January 14, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Sunday, we will meet online to watch and discuss a 2006 TED talk by Daniel Dennett, Let’s teach religion \u2013 all religion– in schools<\/i>.<\/p>\n

In this talk, Dennett calls for teaching religion, all religion, in schools, so we can understand its nature as a natural phenomenon. Then he takes on “The Purpose Driven Life”, a 2002 bible-study book written by Christian pastor Rick Warren, disputing its claim that, to be moral, one must deny evolution.<\/p>\n

Daniel Dennett is an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centers on philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science. He is one of the \u201cFour Horsemen of New Atheism\u201d with Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens.<\/p>\n

You can watch this video at:
https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/dan_dennett_let_s_teach_religion_all_religion_in_schools<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thus, this week, we present our forum on Zoom. To join and be able to ask questions and make comments, click here<\/a>.
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