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Paranormal Beliefs in Everyday Lives
Kickoff at 7pm sharp. Top floor of the store. Testing paranormal claims has been a favorite pastime for skeptics for quite some time now. What to do when this claim is tied to a particular religion? How do experiments differ when testing a claim of the paranormal and testing a religious claim? How should we as skeptics approach believers in either to start a productive conversation and open an effective channel of communication which can lead believers to examine their…
Find out more »Identity: Faith and Belief in 21st Century Scotland
Doors open at 7.15, and kickoff is at 7.30 In July 2017 the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey found that 58% of people in Scotland identified as "non-religious", up from 40% in 1999. But does this mean that most Scots are atheists? How many of us have a decided commitment to secular life philosophies like Humanism? Do non-religious people still hold spiritual beliefs, and how common are they? This talk will grapple with the facts about belief in Scotland, and what…
Find out more »Glasgow Skeptics visit Cafe Scientifique: Le coeur a ses raisons…
Please note: The venue is Waterstones on Sauchiehall Street, and the start time is set for 7pm. So we don't have an official Glasgow Skeptics event on this date ... but our friends over in Cafe Scientifique have got something to tickle your fancy instead. This month's topic: Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ignore Speaker: Professor Nawwar Al-Attar Professor Al-Attar will take us through a journey of severe heart failure, the options available and the role of…
Find out more »I was a 9/11 Truther
Doors at 7.15. Kickoff at 7.30 As we approach another anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11th 2001, the flames of conspiracy still burn strong. A quick search online shows thousands of videos with millions of hits, books have hit bestseller lists, and prominent conspiracy theorists speak to large audiences to this day. A few years after the attacks, an already suspicious young Irishman by the name of Buck Mulligan stumbled upon the 'documentary' film Loose Change - and…
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