Skepticon

This looks like a fun event, we talked about all going together at our Capanna coffee meetup. Here are some particulars copied from Facebook:

The Skepticon events began in Fall of 2008 when PZ Myers and Richard Carrier came to the MSU campus. This Fall, Skepticon II will build on the success of the first.

So far our lineup for the event is PZ Myers, Richard Carrier, Rebecca Watson, Joe Nickell, DJ Grothe, Victor Stenger, Robert M. Price, and Dan Barker, along with local presenters Dr. Mark Richter and JT Eberhard. The speakers will provide many of the reasons that belief in god is not only indefensible, but harmful to society as a whole. Our presenters will suggest ways to combat faith in government and in general. They will also rebut many of the common arguments in defense of belief in god.

Help get the word out! Invite your friends and join the cause:

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Tentative schedule.

This is, of course, subject to change.

Friday, November 20

11:00-11:40 - Arrival, people getting stuffs.
11:40-Noon - Welcome, thanks yous, etc.
Noon-1:30 - Panel Debate, Does God Exist? (students)
2-4 - Panel Debate, Does God Exist? Carrier, Stenger, Price vs. Charles Self and others from the Assemblies of God. DJ Grothe moderator.

4-5:30 - Break

5:30-6:30 - JT Eberhard, Why do we criticize religion?
6:30-7:30 - Rachel Dawn-Craig (or PZ Myers #1)
7:30 - Whenevs, hang-out with speakers at a yet-undecided location.

Saturday, November 21

10-10:15 - DJ Grothe
10:25-11:15 - Victor Stenger, The New Atheism: Taking a Stand for Science and Reason
11:25-12:30 - Robert Price, The Gospels and Thorough-going Skepticism

12:30-2 - LUNCH

2:00-3:20 - Joe Nickell, Investigating the Paranormal
3:30-4:50 - Dan Barker, A Book of (Bad) Numbers

5-7 Dinner break

7-8:15 - Richard Carrier, Where the Hell Is Jesus!? Weird Stuff from the Gospels to the Apostles
8:25 - 9:40 - PZ Myers
9:50 - 11:00 - Rebecca Watson
http://skepticonevent...

This looks pretty cool!

Posted the same on the A-team message board, and there are people interested up there. So maybe we could combine...

Awww man! I'd LOVE to attend this! But un(?)fortunately, I'm going to be in Vegas. I hope a bunch of y'all go so I can hear all about it afterward. :D