Darwin and Me: A Panel Discussion
Thursday, 12 Feb 2009 at 7:00 pm – Cardinal Room, Memorial Union
On Charles Darwin's 200th birthday, our panel will discuss how Darwin's work has affected their religious beliefs. Panel members include Iowa State professors and graduate students from both the sciences and humanities and a variety of faiths. We will then invite the audience to join the discussion with the goal of encouraging mutual understanding between scientists and non-scientists and among people of different faiths. We also hope to challenge the idea that evolution contradicts religion. Enjoy free birthday cake and primordial punch.Cosponsored By:
- ISU Freethinkers Alliance for Tolerance and Ethics
- Interdepartmental Genetics Department
- Secular Student Alliance
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
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Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
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