It is commonly assumed in the United States that the
motivation for any group advocating public discussion is
necessarily propaganda, proselytizing, and advancing a
private agenda.
SRLS is an informal discussion group for controversial
topics in science, religion, pseudoscience, and
pseudoreligion. It has met regularly since Spring
2000, and the public is welcome. The
creation-evolution controversy is a central, but by no means
the only, topic. The Management actively seeks the
presentation and discussion of a wide variety of views as
well as involvement by the community. Speakers may be
scientists, ministers, students, faculty, theists, atheists,
creationists, evolutionists, etc. Discussion is
valued. To encourage it, speakers have a standard
limit of 40 minutes to allow time for questions and
comments.
The motivation for SRLS is that public discussion of
controversial subjects is most valuable when opposing ideas
meet. Consequently, whatever your point of view, if
you have not been irritated by SRLS, you have not attended
enough meetings.
The Science, Religion, and Lunch Seminar is sponsored by the
NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, by
the NDSU Society of Physics Students, by the NDSU student
organization Atheists, Agnostics, and Secular Humanists, and
by Red River Freethinkers. Claims made and views
expressed are not necessarily those of the sponsors and are
not the responsibility of the sponsors.
SRLS Contacts:
Dennis Cooley
dennis.cooley@ndsu.edu
Davis Cope
davis_cope@msn.com
