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SUMMARY:CFI Calgary Skeptics in The Pub
DESCRIPTION:Skeptics in the Pub Calgary has been running monthly since 2008! This group meets on the first Tuesday of every month. Join us for drinks\, discussion\, and debate about all science and skeptical topics. \nAt the Pig and Duke pub we have the group of raised tables to the left when you enter the pub. There is also free parking up top in an attached parkade. \n 
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/cfi-calgary-skeptics-in-the-pub/
LOCATION:Pig and Duke\, 1312 12th Ave. S.W.\, Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Calgary
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141206T190000
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SUMMARY:CFI Toronto - Dr. Afzal Upal - "A Victim of Islam and Islamophobia"
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday December 6th at 7:00pm\, CFI Toronto is pleased to have Dr. Afzal Upal who will give a talk by the full title of\, “I’m a Victim of Islam & Islamophobia and I think Ben Affleck & Bill Maher Are Both Right.” \n \nDr. Upal is a cognitive scientist with contributions to Cognitive Science of Religion\, Machine Learning for Planning\,and Agent-based Social Simulations. He has published over 100 articles in peer reviewed publications.  He is co-editor (with Prof. James R. Lewis) of the forthcoming anthology “Islamic Sects & Islam-inpired Religious Movements.”
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/dr-afzal-upal-a-victim-of-islam-and-islamophobia/
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SUMMARY:Okanagan - Kids for Inquiry: The Hour of Code
DESCRIPTION:“Last year\, [code.org] unveiled the Hour of Code: a grassroots campaign to recruit ten million students to try their hand at computer science — to break stereotypes and to remove the veil of mystery that surrounds the field. The campaign blew past its goal in days and has now reached 44 million students worldwide. \nFor this year’s Computer Science Education Week (December 8 – 14)\, we want the Hour of Code to reach a cumulative 100 million students\, worldwide.” \nYou are invited to join KFI and be part of this fantastic event! \nThe kids will be working on this tutorial: \nhttp://code.org/frozen \nHelping them will be Danielle Tilley\, who has worked in the computer programming industry for over 20 years\, and has been a Software Engineer with Disney’s Club Penguin for the past 3 years. \nThis event is primarily geared towards 7-12 year olds\, but younger and older are welcome. Non-readers will need help from parents. \nhttp://code.org/ \nhttp://www.facebook.com/Code.org
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/okanagan-kids-for-inquiry-the-hour-of-code/
LOCATION:Rotary Centre for the Arts\, 421 Cawston Ave\, Kelowna\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Okanagan
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141221T173000
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SUMMARY:CFI Toronto - Winter Solstice Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Reason this holiday season with CFI Toronto\nJoin us for a evening of fun\, friends and magic as we celebrate a secular holiday season. Join us for dinner at the Izakaya Showroom (College Street @ Spadina) followed by an amazing evening of magic and comedy with Magic Tonight. \nWhen?: Sunday\, December 21\,  5:30 – 10:00PM \nWhere?: Izakaya Showroom\, 294 College Street (map). Right next to the corner of College & Spadina near TTC. Paid parking on College Street\, free side street parking. \nTickets?: Centre for Inquiry Winter Solstice Celebration \nOpen to members of CFI Canada and guests. Proceeds from the event go to support the Toronto Branch of CFI Canada. \nJames Alan’s Magic Tonight  is a weekly show downtown which features a wide variety of special guests which proves magic really is for grownups. The show is highly interactive and very entertaining. \n5:00 – 6:00 PM\nMix & mingle – The bar is open! \n6:00 – 7:00 PM\nDinner – a three course meal – salad\, appetizer\, entree (vegetarian and vegan options available) \nYou can continue to order drinks and dessert during the show. \n8:00 PM \nOur performers for the evening: \nJames Alan (www.JamesAlan.ca) is the host and producer for Abracadabaret’s now show Magic Tonight. He created two acclaimed one-man shows Lies\, Damn Lies & Magic Tricks (2012) and The Uncertainty Project (2014). He is known for creating magic which is “Thought provoking\, funny\, astonishing and thoroughly entertaining.” He is also a member of CFI Canada (great to have you James!). \n\nJames Alan\nMichael Close (www.MichaelClose.com) originally from Indiana\, is one of the most respected creators and publishers of magic in the world. He is currently the Editor in Chief of MUM\, the journal of the Society of American Magicians. He is also the author of That Reminds Me\, with a foreword by Penn Jillette. \n\nMichael Close \n\nDavid Peck\nAfter the show\, we will be doing a live taping of David Peck‘s Face2Face Podcast (www.davidpecklive.com) where we will be discussing the place of magic on a modern secular society which will include audiene Q&A. \nCash bar – please drink responsibly. \nNot recommended for children under fifteen. \n\nEvent Registration Online for Centre for Inquiry Winter Solstice Celebration powered by Eventbrite\n\n  \nJames Alan performs for Richard Dawkins at CFIC Toronto’s 2013 Brunch Event\nReason’s greetings!
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/cfi-toronto-winter-solstice-celebration/
LOCATION:Izakaya Showroom\, 294 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Social Gathering
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SUMMARY:CFI Calgary Winter Solstice Party
DESCRIPTION:Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cfi-winter-solstice-party-tickets-14770485921 \nSolstice – The Reason for the Season. The Winter Solstice\, December 21 this year\, heralds the symbolic rebirth of the Sun\, the lengthening of days\, and the promise of a renewed life. \nCome join us to celebrate this special occasion at Donegal’s Irish Pub. This event includes a 5 oz Steak Sandwich meal and one drink. Drink options include a 20 oz pint of Gaslamp beer\, a 5 oz glass of house wine or a highball/Caesar. There will also be door-prizes and draws for items provided by sponsors of CFI Calgary. \nTickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cfi-winter-solstice-party-tickets-14770485921 \nThis event celebrates the festive season for all of our members from diverse cultures and religious backgrounds. It also serves as a fundraiser for CFI Calgary\, therefore “free CFI event passes” can’t be used for this event. \nMore information:\nMeetup users: http://www.meetup.com/CFI-Calgary/events/219054968/\nFacebook users: https://www.facebook.com/events/327347540786338
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/cfi-calgary-winter-solstice-party/
LOCATION:Donegal Irish Pub\, 1637 37th Street SW\, Calgary\, ab\, T3E0C2\, Canada
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SUMMARY:CFI Toronto "No Expectations" Open House
DESCRIPTION:That’s right fellow heathens! \nWe are planning to have the very first CFI Canada’s “No Expectations” Open House on Dec.25th! (Don’t tell Sarah Palin or Bill O’Reilly). It’s going to be held at National Headquarters\, 55 Eglinton Ave E\, Suite 307. \nCheck back for specific hours (likely noon until early evening; depends on who shows up). We’re going to have refreshments\, games\, music and movies. \nStop on in and hang out\, whether you’re on your way to a family event or if you have no plans. We’re open for secular-related business! Or just give the office a call and wish everyone a seasons greetings! \nAny questions\, you can email CFI Toronto Branch Manager\, Wil McDowell at gta@cficanada.ca
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/cfi-toronto-no-expectations-open-house/
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SUMMARY:CFI Toronto - Science & Philosophy Book Club - "A Universe from Nothing" by Lawrence M. Krauss
DESCRIPTION:This group is hosted by CFI Canada members Christine Gagnon and Vlad Bunea at our National Headquarters\, 55 Eglinton Ave E.\, Suite 307\, Buzzer Code 49\, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Suggested donation is $5. There is an after-event at a location near the office. \nThe goal is to provide a friendly\, free-thinking environment in which to discuss books that inspire rewarding conversation on subjects related to science and philosophy. \nThis month we look at Lawrence Krauss’ book that tries to offer a paradigm-shifting view of how everything that exists came to be in the first place. \n“Where did the universe come from? What was there before it? What will the future bring? And finally\, why is there something rather than nothing?” \nReviews were mixed. Philosopher of science and physicist David Albert\, in a review for The New York Times\, said the book failed to live up to its title\, and he criticized Krauss for dismissing concerns about his use of the term nothing to refer to a quantum vacuum instead of a “philosopher’s or theologian’s idealized ‘nothing'” (i.e. instead of having the meaning “not anything”).[5] \nCommenting on the philosophical debate sparked by (and largely ignored in) the book\, physicist Sean M. Carroll asks “Do advances in modern physics and cosmology help us address these underlying questions\, of why there is something called the universe at all\, and why there are things called “the laws of physics\,” and why those laws seem to take the form of quantum mechanics\, and why some particular wave function is Hamiltonian? In a word: no. I don’t see how they could.” \nPhysicist George F. R. Ellis\, who is an active Quaker and winner of the infamous Templeton Prize (awarded to a living person who\, in the estimation of the judges\, “has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension\,”) when asked whether Krauss has “solved the mystery of why there is something rather than nothing\,” notes that the “belief that all of reality can be fully comprehended in terms of physics and the equations of physics is a fantasy . . . Krauss does not address why the laws of physics exist\, why they have the form they have\, or in what kind of manifestation they existed before the universe existed (which he must believe if he believes they brought the universe into existence).” \n 
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/the-science-and-philosophy-book-club-a-universe-from-nothing-by-lawrence-m-krauss/
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