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 On Sunday, February 21, 2010 Our first formal meeting of the year will take place at Phillips Brooks House in Harvard Yard at 1:00 PM (note the earlier time). Humanist activist and good friend Ellery Schempp will be our speaker
As a kid he realized it was wrong to endure compulsory Bible-readings and prayers in the public school and won an historic case before the Supreme Court. He went on to earn his doctorate in Physics and to be a lifelong humanist activist. A Unitarian Universalist, he is an advisory member of the Secular Coalition of America, the Secular Student Alliance, and well known throughout the humanist community.
Ellery will speak on THE IMPORTANCE OF NARRATIVE IN POLITICS AND RELIGION. He will be exploring how a story frames discussions and how to use this insight in talking with religious believers.
Because he will draw a good bit from the idea of "framing" as described by George Lakoff, maybe readers should be aware that Lakoff, a 'cognitive scientist,' has fascinating views of the human brain (see his Moral Politics), and how we “frame” our thoughts and speech. How one establishes the assumptions of his argument may well determine effectiveness. Lakoff believes having the facts doesn’t lead to the right conclusions; this is a new science of reason, a new understanding of the brain. But the old view is inscribed indelibly in its synapses so it will be hard for progressives to comprehend the new science as it seems to contradict daily practice. Prepare for a learning experience.
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Posted by: masshuma on Friday, February 19, 2010 - 03:37 PM
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