BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC) - ECPv6.18.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC) X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC) REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170915T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170915T140000 DTSTAMP:20170911T214450Z CREATED:20170908T024900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170911T214450Z UID:8068-1505476800-1505484000@centreforinquiry.ca SUMMARY:Lunch with Michael Shermer DESCRIPTION:Exclusive CFI members luncheon with Dr Michael Shermer \nCFI Canada is pleased to offer members the opportunity to attend an\nintimate luncheon with Skeptics Society founder Dr. Michael Shermer.\nThe luncheon will be held at 12:00 noon\, Friday 15 September\, at the\nDuke of York (39 Prince Arthur Avenue). \nDr. Shermer will be available for an exclusive lunch with CFI Canada\nmembers ahead of his evening debate with Dr. McGrath.  Dr. Shermer\nwill be making brief remarks at noon\, so it is recommended that you\narrive early. Funds raisied by this event will go toward CFI Canada’s\nmission to promote science\, reason\, and secular values. \nThis event is only open to CFI Canada members in good standing.\nTickets are $75 per person. As part of the admission price\, attendees\nwill be sent a $50 tax receipt (note that your full name and postal\naddress must be provided to receive your tax receipt). \nAdvance tickets available at: \nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cfi-canada-member-luncheon-with-michael-shermer-tickets-37489084862 \nTo become a member of CFI Canada\, or to renew your membership online\,\nvisit http://centreforinquiry.ca/support/) URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/lunch-with-michael-shermer/ LOCATION:The Duke of York\, 39 Prince Arthur Avenue\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada CATEGORIES:CFIC Toronto ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centreforinquiry.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mcgrath_shermer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170915T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170915T213000 DTSTAMP:20170911T214600Z CREATED:20170908T024204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170911T214600Z UID:8065-1505503800-1505511000@centreforinquiry.ca SUMMARY:Is God a Figment of our Imagination? DESCRIPTION:Religion and Society Debate: Dr. Michael Shermer and Dr. Alister McGrath \n“Is God a Figment of Our Imagination?” \nIs religious belief a vestige of a past age\, destined for extinction\,\nand are the many religious adherents of the world\, merely ignorant and\nmisguided?  Or is there within the theistic framework a resonance with\nreality that presses the notion of God beyond the mere subjective\nmusings of those that claim it to be so? \nJoin CFI Canada and Wycliffe College for a dialogue between two\nleading thinkers who have thoughtfully wrestled with this question\,\neach not only having embarked on a personal pilgrimage\, but each\nbringing a lifetime of erudition\, experience\, and insights to bear on\nthis theme. Dr. Alister McGrath\, the atheist who would become a\ntheist\, and Dr. Michael Shermer\, the theist who would become an\natheist. Join us at Convocation Hall\, University of Toronto for an\nengaging two hours of thoughtful dialogue on one of histories greatest\nquestions. \nFor a quarter century\, Dr. Shermer has been a leader in the promotion\nof Science\, Reason\, and Secular Values. He is the Publisher of Skeptic\nmagazine\, a monthly columnist for Scientific American\, and a\nPresidential Fellow at Chapman University where he teaches Skepticism\n101. He is the author of Why People Believe Weird Things\, Why Darwin\nMatters\, The Science of Good and Evil\, and The Moral Arc. His next\nbook is Heavens on Earth: The Scientific Search for the Afterlife\,\nImmortality & Utopia. \nDr McGrath holds the Andreas Idreos Professorship in Science and\nReligion at the University of Oxford. As a former atheist\, McGrath is\nrespectful yet critical of the movement. In recent years\, he has been\nespecially interested in the emergence of “scientific atheism”\, and\nhas researched the distinctive approach to atheist apologetics found\nin the writings of the Oxford zoologist and scientific populariser\nRichard Dawkins. He regularly engages in debate and dialogue with\nleading atheists\, and is presently researching the iconic role played\nby Charles Darwin in atheist apologetics. \nThe debate will be at 7:30 p.m.\, Friday 15 September\, at University of\nToronto’s Convocation hall. Details and tickets available at:\nhttps://www.wycliffecollege.ca/religionandsociety \n  URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/is-god-a-figment/ LOCATION:University of Toronto – Convocation Hall\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada CATEGORIES:CFIC Toronto ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centreforinquiry.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mcgrath_shermer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180128T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180128T170000 DTSTAMP:20171220T161800Z CREATED:20171220T161800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171220T161800Z UID:8204-1517151600-1517158800@centreforinquiry.ca SUMMARY:The Atheist Muslim - Ali Rizvi DESCRIPTION:For the next in our “Teach the Controversy” speaker series\, the Centre for Inquiry is pleased to present physician\, author\, musician and activist Ali Rizvi discussing his recent book\, The Atheist Muslim. \nDr Rizvi aims to give a voice to the growing number of freethinkers and secularists in the Muslim world. “The Atheist Muslim” recounts Dr. Rizvi’s journey from religion to reason\, and his efforts to create a platform for others like him who wish to lose their religion without losing their broader cultural identity. Building on this incredible story\, this talk will bring to light the physical danger\, censorship\, ostracism and other challenges faced by secular and atheist Muslims\, including those residing in the West. Dr. Rizvi will also dissect the term “Islamophobia” and speak about the need for one to be able to criticize Islam\, without resorting to anti-Muslim bigotry. There will be a booksigning following the talk. Copies of The Atheist Muslim are available for pre-order with your ticket purchase; a limited number will be available for sale at the event. \nSee http://centreforinquiry.ca/the-atheist-muslim-ali-rizvi-in-ottawa/ URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/the-atheist-muslim-ali-rizvi/ LOCATION:Centrepointe Chamber Theatre\, 101 Centrepointe Dr\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170326T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170326T150000 DTSTAMP:20170322T001906Z CREATED:20170322T000104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170322T001906Z UID:7930-1490536800-1490540400@centreforinquiry.ca SUMMARY:CFI Ottawa - Secular Chat DESCRIPTION:Secular Chat is an informal weekly discussion group for atheists\,\nagnostics\, humanists\, skeptics\, and other free-thinkers in the National\nCapital Region. \nHosted by the Centre for Inquiry (CFI)\, Secular Chat meets every Sunday from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in the upstairs back room at the Fox & Feather Pub on Elgin at MacLaren. Similar to CFI’s former “Sunday Unsermon” group\, enlightening conversation and fun debate topics can vary from week to week based on the interests of participants that day: current events\, ethics\, skepticism\, science\, philosophy\, history\, counter-apologetics\, comparative interpretation of religious scriptures\, and any other subjects related to atheism and science-based thought. CFI volunteers lightly moderate the\nmeeting to help ensure everyone has a chance to talk. \nYou can RSVP through If you would also like to come earlier at 12:00 to offer or receive emotional support on leading a secular lifestyle\, please RSVP to Living Without Religion. URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/secular-chat/ LOCATION:Fox and Feather Pub\, 283 Elgin St\, Ottawa\, ON\, K2P 1M1\, Canada CATEGORIES:CFI Ottawa,Discussion,Social Gathering END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170326T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170326T134500 DTSTAMP:20171221T214640Z CREATED:20170321T235525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171221T214640Z UID:7929-1490529600-1490535900@centreforinquiry.ca SUMMARY:CFI Ottawa - Living without Religion DESCRIPTION:Please note the Dec 24th meeting will be combined with CFI’s Secular Holiday Brunch. \nLiving without Religion (LWR) is a weekly peer support group for believers and non-believers who have left their religion\, are considering leaving their religion\, and/or are encountering challenges with friends\, family\, classmates or co-workers due to religious differences. If you’re already comfortable leading a secular lifestyle\, you can also come to offer emotional support or advice\, or just to enjoy a sense of social community that religions often offer. \nModerated by volunteers from the Centre for Inquiry (CFI)\, LWR meets every Sunday from 12:00 to 1:45 pm in the upstairs back room at the Fox & Feather Pub on Elgin at MacLaren. Seating is limited. Please arrive on time so we can make sure everyone has a comfortable place at one of the tables. If you’re going through emotional difficulties and there’s a waiting list\, please show up early and speak to a moderator so we can find space for you. If you don’t feel comfortable sending an RSVP via Meetup and would like to let us know about your presence in a confidential manner\, feel free to email directly to lwr@centreforinquiry.ca. If you can no longer make it\, be sure to cancel your RSVP so others can attend. \nPlease note this meeting is intended to be an emotional support group only\, and is not focused on discussions of current events\, science\, or philosophy. We strive to be kind to each other\, and as some attendees continue to hold faith in a deity or spiritual ideas\, this is not a forum to challenge or convert anyone’s current beliefs. If you would like to stay after LWR at 2:00 to informally discuss or debate atheism\, skepticism\, and other topics of interest\, please RSVP to Secular Chat. For more information\, visit the CFI Ottawa Website. \nPlease sign up on Meetup! https://www.meetup.com/CFI-ottawa/events URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/living-without-religion-2-2-2/ LOCATION:Fox and Feather Pub\, 283 Elgin St\, Ottawa\, ON\, K2P 1M1\, Canada CATEGORIES:CFI Ottawa,Peer support END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR