Dec - Winter Solstice Movie Night---Avatar!

Time for another movie night! And what better holiday movie than Avatar?

"Avatar" is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.

See Meetup event for more information.

Coming in December

For thousands of years, religion has woven its way through societies and people as if it were part and parcel to that society or person. In large measure it was left unexplained and unchallenged, it simply existed. Those who attempted to challenge and expose religion were often persecuted, excommunicated, shunned, or even executed. It could be fatal to explain that which the church, priest or imam said was unexplainable. Dr. Darrel Ray discusses this and much more in his engaging and entertaining presentation.

December's Freethinking Happy Hour

It's time for the Winter Solstice and Santa Claus and for our holiday happy hour. We're revisiting a familiar spot that is near and dear to our hearts.

Located in historic uptown New Orleans, just three blocks from Audubon Zoo and Park, Monkey Hill is comfortable and cool in its own way and will definitely bring out our regulars. If you haven't made it to one of our events in a while, join the other primates for a good time.

Contact Ricky Adams at ricky125@yahoo.com or 504-813-5276 for more info.

The first Wednesday of every month NOSHA organizes a happy hour gathering so everyone can have a chance to meet informally and get to know each other better. We non-conformists must stick together!

November 21 - Monthly Meeting

We will celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the publishing of Charles Darwin's Origins of the Species by showing a film "The Genius of Charles Darwin." which was awarded Best TV Documentary Series at the British Broadcast Awards!

Richard Dawkins considers the moral questions raised by the theory of evolution and argues that selfless behavior and altruism are an essential strategy for human survival and part of evolution itself. This series is essential viewing for fans of Richard Dawkins and anyone who wishes to understand Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Synopsis: Published 150 years ago, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species changed everything: science, religion, and even humanity's image of itself. Join Dawkins as he explains exactly how Darwin developed his revolutionary theory of evolution and why it's still relevant today. How do species evolve? What does "natural selection" mean in biology, politics, sociology, and philosophy? With passionate certainty, Dawkins provides answers, positing evolution as a matter of fact, not faith. In addition to interviewing scientific experts such as geneticist Craig Venter and paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, Dawkins speaks with Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, and other religious leaders about the existence of a Creator. Provocative, informative, and irresistibly watchable, this award-winning documentary offers lively new insights on an idea that still meets stubborn resistance.

November 21 - ONCE IN A LIFETIME BOOK GIVEAWAY!

We are liquidating the NOSHA library! Everyone attending the November meeting will have the opportunity to take a book from the tables. If there are some books remaining after everyone has one book, then more than one can be taken.

November 17 - SELU Presents: "Is Science Compatible with Religion?"

"Is Science Compatible with Religion?" This will be a panel discussion consisting of representatives from the two sides:

• Dr. Barbara Forrest
• Adam Hicks
• Dr. David Norwood
• Dr. Matt Rossano
• Doug Stewart
• Dr. James Walter
• Dr. Frank Tipler

The dialog will conclude with an audience question & answer session.

Wednesday, November 4 at 6pm

With a choice of two bars, a huge dance floor, and a courtyard, we'll have plenty to keep us entertained on this fall night. Let's sit outside!

"It's the perfect spot for a taste of New Orleans and a good drink without the hefty price tag of other bars." ~Where Y'at Magazine

At the corner of St. Joseph and Magazine, Near Lee Circle.

Contact Ricky Adams at ricky125@yahoo.com or 504-813-5276 for more info.

The first Wednesday of every month NOSHA organizes a happy hour gathering so everyone can have a chance to meet informally and get to know each other better. We non-conformists must stick together!

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October's Monthly Meeting

Victor J. Stenger, adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, emeritus professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Hawaii and author of ten books.

Vic Stenger with a career in physics research and a parallel career as an author of ten critically acclaimed popular-level books that interface between physics and cosmology and philosophy, religion, and pseudoscience, addressed NOSHA. His talk was on "The New Atheism," the title of his newest book.