The Amazing Meeting 8 ( TAM8 )– Day 3 Saturday Morning Summary
Posted by Phil Ferguson on July 14th, 2010 – 3 Comments – Posted in TAMI think I will have to buy the DVD for this convention. There was so much going on that it can be hard to keep track of it all. If you just found this update here are the ones posted over the last few days….
The Amazing Meeting 8 – Day 1 Thursday Skepticism In The Classroom
The Amazing Meeting 8 – Day 1 Thursday Skepticism And Feminism
The Amazing Meeting 8 ( TAM8 )– Day 2 Friday Morning Summary
The Amazing Meeting 8 ( TAM8 )– Day 2 Friday Afternoon Summary
Now on to Saturday Morning.
After another live recording of the Skeptics Guide To The Universe we heard from Massimo Pigliucci. He talked about skepticism and how much we can do. It was pointed out that some atheists are not skeptics, like Bill Maher. Here is an example from Mr. Maher.
“I would never get a swine flu vaccine or any vaccine. I don’t trust the government, especially with my health.”
This presentation was OK but not uplifting like some of the others. At some point he talked how it takes a long time to be a scientist. It kind of felt like he sees scientists as elite. That is not the attitude I want to hear.
We also heard from Bruce Hood.
We then had a panel on skepticism and health care. After all of this the Perfect Wife and I went off to have lunch with a good friend.
Tomorrow I will do a post about Saturday Afternoon. See you then…
We did not meet at TAM8, but should have. I released a bunch of photos of the event for attendees and bloggers to use. http://ericbroze.com/2010/the-amazing-meeting-8-photos-for-download/
Feel free to use them for your future posts. Have a great day!
178 photos and not one of me ;(
Look again: I found you in picture #20 =D