The first Thursday in May, which is May 6 this year, is the National Day of Prayer. To counter that egregious violation of the separation of church and state, freethinkers of all sorts celebrate the National Day of Reason.
~Update: We had a great time! We had so many people come that we had to go find more chairs. The talk was quite interesting and the discussion was lively.
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Morgantown Day of Reason 2010
Madeleines Restaurant, back room
Social 6-7
Dinner and Reason Lecture 7-8:30
Meals with drinks $15 (4 choices)
Beer,wine on your own
Lecture by Philosophy Professor Andy Pintus on Reason, Reasoning and the History of Reason. Discussion will follow.
A short presentation on Unreason will be given by a surprise speaker before the lecture.
There’s also an official site where you can endorse reason by adding your name to the list, post an event, read about why we want a National Day of Reason, and more.
Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer.
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