GOD IN THE LAB: The Science of Religious Belief
Tickets at: https://humanism.org.uk/events/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/info&reset=1&id=55
Centre
for Inquiry UK and Conway Hall present
What
lies behind exorcism and speaking in tongues? How rational are atheists? Does
morality depend on religion? Profs. Chris French, Jon Lanman and Glen Carrigan
discuss some fascinating recent research and findings re. religious and
atheistic belief systems.
Presented
by Stephen Law
Saturday June 14th, 2014
Conway Hall (Main Hall)
25 Red Lion Square
Holborn
London
WC1R 4RL
(Nr Holborn Tube)
£10 (£5 students) Free to friends of CFI UK.
10.30am registration. 11am – 3.45pm
Tickets available at…
11.00
Glen Carrigan. An
introduction to a morality where God is not at its centre. Using the 4 S’s of
science, skepticism, sarcasm and satire whilst employing neuropsychological
research and a humanistic world view, we’ll look at what the alternatives are
to a pious moral code and why people and groups might make the decisions they
do. Glen is a
neuropsychology
researcher and senior demonstrator at the University of Central Lancashire
specialising in moral psychology, youth engagement and with an interest in all
things science.
12.00
Chris French. Chris French is Professor of Psychology at
Goldsmith’s College, London and will be talking about, among other things, possession,
exorcism, and speaking-in-tongues. His latest book is Anomalistic Psychology:
Exploring Paranormal Belief and Experience.
1-1.45 lunch
1.45
Jon Lanman. "Atheism: The View from Cognitive
Science" Cognitive Science is the interdisciplinary study of the mind and
is in principle and in practice relevant to our understanding of atheism. In
this talk, I will review how cognitive science enriches our understanding of
belief and rationality, challenges commonly discussed theories of religion and
atheism, and provides a more empirically grounded account of the mind that we
can utilize to better understand the causes and effects of atheism and
anti-atheist prejudice. Dr
Jonathan Lanman is the Assistant Director of the Institute of Cognition and
Culture and Lecturer in Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast.
2.45-3.30
Roundtable and QandA. 3.30 END
CFI UK
reserves the right to change the programme due to unforeseen circumstances.
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