NEWS AND EVENTS
Ottawa Skeptics in the Pub (November 5) Tired of listening to people making unlikely claims or promoting outlandish theories? Come out and meet friendly skeptics, atheists, humanists and freethinkers at Skeptics in the Pub. Find out more.
US Election Watch Party (November 5) Join our group of atheists, agnostics, secular humanists, and critical thinkers for an exciting evening as we watch the first returns roll in from this historic US presidential election. Come out to our in-person event in Ottawa, at The Lieutenant’s Pump, 361 Elgin St, Or join virtually here.
Secular Connexion Séculière (SCS), SOFree, and Humanist Canada present the Humanism in Action Conference: Igniting Progress for Positive Change (November 16, 2024), a historical gathering of passionate secular advocates from across Ontario. Register here.
Save the Date for CFIC’s 6th Annual Protecting Blasphemers event: December 10, 2024
Help Make CFIC’s Critical Thinking Library a Reality More than ever, CFIC needs people to help us advance the goal of critical thinking. This spring, we plan to launch our Critical Thinking Library, but we need your help
Podcast for Inquiry Recent Episodes:
- Melanie Trecek-King defines and discusses critical thinking
- Does the Bible endorse slavery and genocide? Dr. Joshua Bowen provides receipts.
- Greg Oliver asks: Why is religious discrimination official provincial educational funding policy?
SCIENCE
QuickLinks: Environmental crises, cats, microbes, space, mpox, malaria, and COVID.
SECULARISM/HUMAN RIGHTS
Religion in the Calgary Police Service: Update: Catch up on the latest news from “Bob”; support his work to defend public secularism here.
Alberta has recently been demonstrating numerous failures of public secularism.
QuickLinks: Worsening restrictions on women in Afghanistan, blasphemy vs human rights in Pakistan, religious authoritarianism in the US
CRITICAL THINKING
Detecting audio fakery: Believe Half of What You See and None of What You Hear
History shows that democracy is never plain sailing. Will it survive?
Considering the meanings of words and how we use them.
QuickLinks: Conspiracies, ghosts, AI, snake oil.
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