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Thinking and drinking. That is the unlikely goal of our meeting. Each month we invite a speaker to talk about an area of belief and to invite critical debate. We encourage skeptical thought and we enjoy challenging discussions.
Sanal Edamaruku: Superstition and Rationalism - the Indian battleground
15-04-2015
Sanal Edamaruku has been a force for reason all his life. As president of the Indian Rationalist Association he's continually challenged the gurus and godmen who have such a pervasive influence in society. But it's an uphill struggle: a wave of increasing fundamentalism and intolerance may be responsible for his current predicament: when he returns to India it's likely that he'll be arrested for “outraging religious feelings” after he debunked a Catholic “miracle” statue in Mumbai.
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