“Science doesn’t say ‘there is no God’. Science doesn’t say ‘God doesn’t act’. We just can’t test God, so we leave him out.” – Eugenie Scott I like that quote from the video. I personally think that science directly contradicts all of the major religions’ sacred books. But I concede that there are many people …
Monthly Archive: November 2010
Nov 17 2010
Triangle Freethought Society Rocks
And they want to rock with us. Triangle Freethought Society has really been stepping up their support for Rock Beyond Belief these last few days. The ‘Triangle’ refers to the three relatively large cities just north of Fort Bragg. They are able to draw upon a much wider secular community, therefore able to really make an …
Nov 16 2010
Rock the Fort Revisited (part two of two)
I’d like to repeat the following paragraph from last week’s article before we begin: If you have been following this website for a while, you have probably noticed the purposeful avoidance of discussing the Rock the Fort controversy. Yes, it’s true that we’d like to stand on our own as an event, and distinguish ourselves …
Nov 16 2010
Melodysheep – “Our Place in the Cosmos”
Melodysheep is the creative force behind the Symphony of Science series of music videos. This time around, he weaves beautiful and poetic statements about the universe together with the philosophic implications of our new insights. As usual, he uses the voices and words of famous modern scientists with clever auto-tune manipulation and catchy electronic music to …
Nov 15 2010
Margaret Downey to speak at Rock Beyond Belief
Margaret Downey has had a prolific career in secular activism. She has founded, been a board member of, or presided over many of the most influential secular organizations. I’m always curious as to what exactly leads a person towards activism, and there are as many reasons as there are activists. I found this quote quite telling: “I was quite …
Nov 14 2010
Jen McCreight’s Boobquake news footage
Recently, we added Jen McCreight to our lineup of speakers. She is a rising star in the secular and science online communities. That’s been changing this year, though. She has been appearing in print and on TV, and is a welcome addition to the long list of important female non-theists. As with all of our …
Nov 13 2010
Michael Werner, former president of AHA, to speak at RBB
Michael Werner is a Vietnam Veteran who was drafted just a year before he would have completed his Ph.D. He served with pride, and began a lifelong journey towards Humanism. His thirst for knowledge lead his academic studies through philosophy, world religion,and he was able to actually use what he learned to solve his major …
Nov 13 2010
Freedom From Religion Foundation’s monument to Foxhole Atheists
This story is not new, but it was new to me. Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), pointed this out in an e-mail exchange recently. via: The Freedom From Religion Foundation erected its monument to “Atheists in Foxholes” in 1999 at Lake Hypatia, Alabama. The monument is dedicated to the …
Nov 12 2010
Eugenie Scott to speak at Rock Beyond Belief
Rock Beyond Belief is proud to announce that Eugenie Scott will be speaking at our festival. Eugenie Scott is probably most well known for being the executive director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE). That organization emerged from the grass roots efforts against “equal time for creationism” legislation which sprang up in the late …
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Free Thought | Free Festival
The free festival on Fort Bragg's Main Post Parade Field was a massive success! Expect updates, highlights, and other footage over the next few months.
UPDATE: A second festival is in the works for Camp Pendleton - a large Marine Corps base near San Diego, CA. Summer 2013
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