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Humanism Explorations Next Meeting November 16, 2025
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🛑 Our Next Meeting Sunday November 2, 2025, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. 2025
🛑 Our Next Meeting Sunday November 2, 2025, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. 2025
🌟 HUMANISM EXPLORATIONS🌟 is part of the Center For Inquiry , CFI Rogue Valley Humanists and Freethinkers
87 Fourth Street, Ashland, Oregon
87 Fourth Street, Ashland, Oregon
Contact: HumanismExplorations @gmail.com
Contact: HumanismExplorations @gmail.com
Humanism Explorations Meeting
Humanism Explorations Meeting
November 2, 3 to 5 P.M.
November 2, 3 to 5 P.M.
A Brief History of Hell
A Brief History of Hell
A Brief History of History of Hell
As our thoughts turn to the Halloween season it is appropriate to reflect on how our concepts of demons, the afterlife and especially Hell originated. Does this concept begin with Christianity or is it much more ancient? How has the concept evolved over time?
All are welcome to this discussion. Presented by Roy Kindell
RESOURCE LINKS:
RESOURCE LINKS:
Origins of Hell - Wikipedia
A brief history of hell - BIG THINK
A Cultural History of Hell - The Fortnightly Review
Heaven and Hell in Christian Thought - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Humanism Explorations Meeting
Humanism Explorations Meeting
October 19, 3 to 5 P.M.
October 19, 3 to 5 P.M.
The Ethics of Belief
The Ethics of Belief
We all know that beliefs can be factually incorrect but can they also be morally wrong? In the late 19th century philosopher and mathematician, William Clifford, argued in his famous essay that any belief held without sufficient evidence is immoral.
A few years later William James the father of American Psychology, gave a counter argument that unjustified beliefs can be moral. We will explore the implications of each position. All are welcome to join this discussion.
RESOURCE LINKS:
RESOURCE LINKS:
Ethics of Belief - Wikipedia
Overbelief - Wikipedia
The Will to Believe - Wikipedia
Using Chess to Study Overconfidence - Psychology Today 9-24-25
Epistemology: The Will To Believe - (6 min) Wireless Philosophy
The Ethics of Belief: How Do We Know What We Know? - (7 min) Real Enlightenment
William James's Pragmatic Theory of Truth - (12) Kevin Currie-Knight
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