NEWS AND EVENTS
- A Discussion About Food Security, Food Waste and New Solutions in Manitoba with Ted Dzogan: How a Manitoba community rescues surplus food to reduce waste and improve food access. (May 3rd, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET)
- A Discussion with Bruce Friedrich about His New Book: “Meat: How the Next Agricultural Revolution Will Transform Humanity’s Favorite Food―and Our Future”: Rethinking how the world produces and consumes protein. (June 7th, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET)
- Discussion about author Mike Conley’s upcoming book “Roadmap to Nowhere: A Reality Check on Renewable Energy”: Join us for a bold discussion on energy myths and nuclear solutions. (September 13th, 2026, at 7:00 PM CT)
- ONLINE Living Without Religion – Hosted by CFIC Virtual Branch: Join Living Without Religion for an open, supportive conversation where you can speak freely, feel understood, and connect with others in a respectful, judgment-free space. (May 3rd, 2026, at 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET)
- Surrey/Langley Skeptics in the Pub Group Meetup: Do you have questions about unusual claims? We invite you to join the Surrey/Langley Skeptics in the Pub Group. (May 3rd, 2026, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM PDT)
- Book Club (non-fiction): A monthly meetup to analyze controversial books with thoughtful, balanced debate. (May 4th, 2026, at 7:00 PM ET)
- Skeptics in the Pub: Ottawa: Meet friendly skeptics, atheists, humanists, and freethinkers for Skeptics in the Pub. (May 5th, 2026, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET)
- World Humanist Congress – Registration Continues (August 7 – 9, 2026 in Ottawa): Join the biggest global movement to forge human-centered solutions and turn humanist ideals into powerful, real-world action.
- Where Secular Minds Meet: CFIC Discord: Join CFIC’s Discord server to connect with like-minded adults, chat about secularism, and explore ideas from Canada and around the world.
- Volunteers Needed: Ready to help shape CFIC’s future? Your voice and ideas can lead the way.
- Podcast for Inquiry (PFI) – Recent Episodes
- What’s new on PFI?
CRITICAL THINKING
- Keith’s Conundrums: Logic Haacking: In Memory of Susan Haack.
- Critical Thinking QuickLinks – May 2026: Haunted houses, UFOs, fake experts, AI.
- Critical Links Retrospective: Astrology: Belief in astrology is increasing.
SCIENCE
- Ensure Our Energy Policies Are Sufficiently Safe: Energy policy decisions should prioritize safety and be driven by data, evidence, and sound engineering principles.
- Why Humans Still Have Wisdom Teeth: Can God’s “Intelligent Design” explain wisdom teeth (or cancer in children)?
- Science Quicklinks – May 2026: Space, weather, tails, curing baldness.
SECULARISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS
- Update on Omer: Omer continues to wait. See September 2025 Critical Links for details.
- Select No Religion (2026): If you are not religious, select “no religion” on your 2021 census.
- The God Effect: How Suggestion and Ritual Shape Religion and Medicine through Placebo Responses: The God Effect reveals how the same placebo mechanisms power both medical healing and religious experience, and why belief often matters more than the treatment itself.
- Secularism QuickLinks – May 2026: Religion, morality, politics, and women.
DATES OF INTEREST
- May 2026 Dates of Interest: Workers, families, peace, telecom, nature, and rockets.
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