This Saturday April 6, there will be a free mini-Freethought conference in Portland. If you are an atheist or agnostic, and would like to meet like-minded folks, this could be the opportunity you have been looking for. Many of the local Portland/Vancouver-area atheist/agnostic groups are supporting this event. As an example, here’s the details from one group listing:
“Northwest Rogue Mini-Conference”
http://www.meetup.com/cfi-portland/events/112302762/
As of this writing, the speakers included Peter Boghossian (a philosophy professor from Portland State University speaking on “anti-apologetics”) and Jon Peters (a medical doctor speaking on whale evolution). Peter Boghossian has already given a few controversial speeches in the Portland area, some of which can be found on YouTube for free viewing:
1. "Jesus, The Easter Bunny and Other Delusions: Just Say No!"
http://tinyurl.com/PeteBog2
2. "Faith: Pretending to know things you don't know"
http://tinyurl.com/PeteBog3
3. "Critical Thinking Crash Course"
http://tinyurl.com/PeteBog4
4. FFRF Convention 2012 speech "Question your own beliefs"
http://tinyurl.com/PeteBog5
Professor Boghossian will also be speaking on his soon-to-be-published book “A Manual for Creating Atheists” on Sunday May 12 at 10 am. Details can be found here: http://www.meetup.com/humanists-of-greater-portland/events/111038172/ . There will also be a follow-up discussion group after his presentation. Details for the follow-on discussion at 11:45 am can be found here: http://www.meetup.com/humanists-of-greater-portland/events/112160372/ .
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