October 2009
The Archives
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10.31.09Witch Burnings? In 2009?Deja presented a description of an article posted by the JREF at the 10/30/09 meeting about "witch" burnings in Kenya. The article can be found at http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/747-whats-the-harm-kenyan-edition.html, however please be cautioned that the actual video (linked to in the article) is very graphic and potentially disturbing.
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10.28.09BASS Meeting VWelcome to BASS's fifth meeting of the year! When: Friday, October 30th, 5:00-6:30 pm Where: Ackerman Union 3508 Until Thanksgiving, all meetings will remain at the same time and location. RSVP by facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2200742119#/event.php?eid=96105904949 Agenda: Introductions Integrative medicine in the Daily Bruin A presentation on Scientology Open discussion topic: How do we interact with people we disagree with? Does it matter if they are reasonable and unreasonable opponents? Where do we draw the line between the two? Relevant links: http://beta.dailybruin.com/articles/2009/10/21/wellness-remedies-can-work-best-tandem/ http://beta.dailybruin.com/articles/2009/10/21/ucla-center-east-west-medicine-fuses-integrates-al/ - two recent Daily Bruin articles on integrative medicine http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/103804 - South Park's episode on Scientology I should also mention that last week's meeting, which featured speaker Mikael, the gay ex-Mormon, was recorded, and put online: http://bruinskeptics.org/2009/10/24/audio-from-102409-meeting/ For ...
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10.21.09BASS Meeting IV***Please note the room and time change!*** When: Friday, October 23rd, 5:00-6:30 pm Where: Ackerman Union 3508 RSVP by facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159480914755 We will have a talk by Mikael Miller, a gay ex-Mormon and fellow Bruin. He is an excellent speaker and storyteller, as any of last year's BASS members will attest. If you attend only one meeting this quarter, this one's a good choice! We will also include a brief presentation by Ben on how evangelicals view Jehovah's Witnesses. As always, snacks are included. For our full meeting schedule, go here: http://bruinskeptics.org/eventsmeetings/
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10.13.09BASS Meeting IIIWelcome to BASS meeting III! When: Friday, Oct. 16, 5-7pm ***Note that the meeting time has changed!*** Where: Ackerman Union A201 A&B RSVP by Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147133784541 Our third meeting will be a social meeting. Get to know your fellow skeptical Bruins. Play board games. Eat snacks. Discuss science or philosophy, if you so choose. If you have a game to bring, post it on the wall of our facebook event! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147133784541 The meeting may also include a brief presentation on a mystery topic. For our full meeting schedule, go here: http://bruinskeptics.org/eventsmeetings/ From this point on, all meetings this quarter will be from 5-7 pm.
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10.09.09Minutes for 10/2 meetingFive fast six. Tristin gives the club officers strange missives. Headcount is 15. There are some people who left for food though. Is that good or bad? Ben wants to "gps" cats. Tristin is talking about healing touch. He wants people to go to aai. Now he wants money. Penn and teller thing? Tabling talk. What is with all the fucking signup lists? Movie screening discussion. There are 21 now. People I mean. Everyone is yelling out the names of movies. Tristin seems to be the leader. He is making markings with some type of stone tools. Talk about dennett Talk about loose change. The Jews did it. Holograms destroyed the world trade center. JAQing off. 911 truth movement. Those ...
