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Famous Magician and Skeptic James Randi Debunks Supernatural Claims

Posted on January 24, 2010 by admin

James Randi, world-famous magician, skeptic, and debunker of paranormal claims. He has offered a $1,000,000 challenge since 1964 (started at $1,000) for a person that can provide proof of a paranormal claim. So far, out of over 1,000 applicants, no … Continue reading →

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Richard Dawkins Supports Secular Charities Through “Non-Believers Giving Aid”

Posted on January 17, 2010 by admin

A new aid fund, Non-Believers Giving Aid, has been established to support the Haitian relief effort, and it’s earning attention in national media. The USA Today’s religion, spirituality, and ethics reporter, Cathy Lynn Grossman, wrote an article on the new … Continue reading →

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Secular Groups Support the Haitian Relief Effort

Posted on January 14, 2010 by admin

You can help too. In an email sent out this morning, the Center For Inquiry said: “All donations—100 percent with no operating costs retained—will be sent directly to the secular aid group Doctors Without Borders, which suffered the loss of … Continue reading →

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Mr. Deity – The Other Video Shown at DFS Meeting

Posted on January 8, 2010 by admin

At our first DFS meeting we wanted to show a serious video and a humorous one. Jamie wrote about the serious video that we watched at our last meeting in the last post. I also wanted to post the other … Continue reading →

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Meeting 01.06.2010 – The power of observation

Posted on January 6, 2010 by admin

If you missed our first meeting of the term, here’s the video we watched (just barely, thanks to all three Dragonfly networks sucking as usual). Kary Mullis, Nobel Prize-winning biochemist discusses the crucial role of experimentation in science. Read on … Continue reading →

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First Meeting of the Winter Term TOMORROW

Posted on January 5, 2010 by admin

The first Drexel Freethought Society meeting of the Winter Term will be TOMORROW (Wednesday, Jan. 6) at 5 pm. Our meeting will be held in the Caneris Hall Multi-Purpose Room. If you’re unsure of where the room is, just ask … Continue reading →

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The Flying Spaghetti Monster has been sighted!

Posted on December 24, 2009 by admin

This ornament was made by Nikki Cohen, a DFS member, and hangs from the tree of some of the DFS officers. Many thanks Nikki! Happy Holidays from The Drexel Freethought Society!

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The DFS wishes everyone Happy Holidays

Posted on December 21, 2009 by admin

The Drexel Freethought Society would like to wish everyone a happy holidays this December. To our Christian readers, we wish you a Merry Christmas. To our Jewish friends, Happy Hanukkah. To our Pagan brethern, Happy Winter Solstice. And to you … Continue reading →

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Meeting 11.12.09 – Carl Sagan’s “Cosmos”

Posted on December 20, 2009 by admin

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Welcome to the DFS on the web!

Posted on December 18, 2009 by admin

Hello freethinker! Welcome to the Drexel Freethought Society’s new website! The Drexel Freethought Society (DFS) is the secular student organization at Drexel University. Founded in the fall of 2009, the DFS provides a community for the university’s atheists, agnostics, secular … Continue reading →

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