Monthly Archives: February 2010
Event 02.24.10 – Julia Sweeney’s Letting Go of God
In the face of an impending snow storm a few DFS members climbed the mountain of stairs to Curtis 455 and watched Julia Sweeney’s Letting Go of God on Wednesday, Feb. 24th. Thanks to our advisor, Prof. Ron Bishop, for … Continue reading
University Conference on Global Challenges: WATER
Drexel University is hosting a conference on Global Challenges: Water. This is an all day event held in Behrakis Hall Grand Hall, Creese Student Center, 32nd and Chestnut Street. The event’s description says: Water is the source of life. Without … Continue reading
DFS Movie Night: Julia Sweeney’s Letting Go Of God
Announcing the DFS Movie Night: Julia Sweeney’s Letting Go of God. You and your friends are welcome to join us for our first movie night ever. We will be watching Letting Go of God on Wednesday February 24 at 5 … Continue reading
Meeting 02.17.10 – What is love? (Baby, don’t hurt me…)
In the spirit of Valentine’s, we watched this TED talk by Helen Fisher on the biochemical foundations of romantic love, which spurred a rousing discussion on love vs. lust, conditioning oneself to love, marriage, arranged marriage, monogamy’s biological and societal … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Charles Darwin!
Charles Darwin, famous British naturalist and one of the most important scientists of evolutionary theory, was born on February 12, 1809. This marks the 201st year since Darwin’s birth, and the 151st year since the publication of his most famous … Continue reading
Meeting 02.03.10 – Dan Dennett Talks About Religion, Evolution, And Education At TED
Thanks if you came out to the meeting tonight. We had a pretty good turnout. At the meeting we watching Dan Dennett’s TED talk, highlighting Rick Warren’s previous TED talk, and his book Breaking the Spell. Dennett believes that everyone … Continue reading
Drexel FUSE Discusses Religion Tomorrow
Tomorrow night (Tuesday, February 2) the Foundation of Undergraduates for Sexual Equality is hosting a discussion about religion and sexuality (RSVP on Facebook). A description of the event was posted online: How do your religion and sexual orientation relate? Has … Continue reading