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Paul Kurtz - Science and Planetary Ethics
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
May 12, 2006
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Podcast episode
Description
Paul Kurtz, considered the father of the secular humanist movement and a founder of the worldwide skeptic movement, is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo. As chair of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), the Council for Secular Humanism, and Prometheus Books, and as editor-in-chief of Free Inquiry Magazine, he has advanced a critical, skeptical inquiry into many of the most cherished beliefs of society for the last forty years. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has been featured very widely in the media, on topics as diverse as reincarnation, UFO abduction, secular versus religious ethics, communication with the dead, and the historicity of Jesus.
In this interview with DJ Grothe, Paul discusses planetary ethics and the implications of science and technology for the future of humanity.
Also in this episode Thomas Donnelly discusses this summer's Student Leadership Conference, celebrating the 10th anniversary of CFI's campus outreach program.
In this interview with DJ Grothe, Paul discusses planetary ethics and the implications of science and technology for the future of humanity.
Also in this episode Thomas Donnelly discusses this summer's Student Leadership Conference, celebrating the 10th anniversary of CFI's campus outreach program.
Released:
May 12, 2006
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Paul Kurtz - Science and Religion: Are They Compatible?: Paul Kurtz, considered the father of the modern secular humanist movement, is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo. As chair of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal... by Point of Inquiry