Mr. Deity – The Other Video Shown at DFS Meeting

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 video we watched while we were waiting for Kary Mullis’ TED talk to load.

We were introduced to the web series, and almost-HBO-series, Mr. Deity. This is a funny web show that has been in production since 2006. I encourage you to watch their show, it is quite funny. The first episode is posted below:

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Meeting 01.06.2010 – The power of observation

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 for some excerpts from our discussion, and an interesting follow-up video by physicist David Deutsch.

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First Meeting of the Winter Term TOMORROW

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 the front desk at the dormitory entrance.

We’ll talk about what the DFS is going to do for the upcoming term, and we have a few videos to watch and discuss. It should be a fun, relaxing, and informative event. You can RSVP to this event on Facebook. I hope to see you all there!

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The Flying Spaghetti Monster has been sighted!

This ornament was made by Nikki Cohen, a DFS member, and hangs from the tree of some of the DFS officers. Many thanks Nikki!

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Happy Holidays from The Drexel Freethought Society!

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The DFS wishes everyone Happy Holidays

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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 “Seinfeld” fans, Merry Festivus.

We wish you well no matter what your creed. Have a safe and happy new year!

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Meeting 11.12.09 – Carl Sagan’s “Cosmos”

The DFS watched Episode 11: “The Persistence of Memory” of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos this past November. Here’s the video we watched for anyone who missed it — you can also catch the whole series on Hulu.

Read on for a recap of the meeting and video discussion.

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Welcome to the DFS on the web!


Justin Gero, president of the DFS.

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 humanists, and freethinkers.

We have built this website to allow us to do several things. First, we want to spread understanding of Freethought philosophy, and the people that have shaped these ideas. In addition to this, we want you to understand the DFS Mission, and how the DFS is working to promote science, logic, and reason.

For DFS members, we want you to have access to our Constitution, and stay connected to the group with our Events Calendar. We hope this site allows you to stay up-to-date on DFS news and stay involved with the group. The DFS officers are planning some great events for the winter term and we hope to see all 60 members there! And in case you couldn’t make one of our events, visit the Photos page to catch-up on what you missed.

If you have any comments about our website, would like to join or contribute to our organization please email us at . We also hope that you will join our group on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and visit our affiliate organizations the Secular Student Alliance and the Center For Inquiry.

Thank you for visiting the Drexel Freethought Society on the web!

Justin
President
Drexel Freethought Society


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