When: Monday, March 2, 2020, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Jefferson Unitarian Church, 14350 W 32nd Ave · Golden. How to find us: We are in the Mills Building, Room 3/4, located behind the main JUC building.
We were unable to hold the first Salon on 2/3, because of snow, and since February is tight, we’ve move our first Salon to March. Barring snow, we plan to hold this first meeting on 3/2 and appreciate your patience.
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The Jefferson Humanists have a new regular monthly event! We call it the JH Salon.
Much like the salons of France during the Enlightenment, we will discuss a variety of topics and lubricate the discussion with a few libations. Topics will be worded as questions and can be related to science, sociology, politics, philosophy, history, ethics and more. Attendees are not required to read anything in particular before the discussion, but it certainly helps to do some study before the discussion to be able to make a coherent argument and back it up.
In honor of Darwin Day in February, our first Salon question is: ARE HUMANS THE ULTIMATE ANIMAL?
Evolution shows us that we are animals, just like our fellow primates, bees, whales, cephalapods, birds and other within the kingdom, Animalia. Are we unique? Do we hold a special place on Earth among our fellow animals? Do we deserve to be at the top of the food chain?
What obligation do we have to others within our Kingdom? Are we the pinnacle of evolution or will we see homo sapiens replaced by a future branch of our primate Order (or, indeed, by some other animal)? What if we eventually find other carbon-based, intelligent life-forms in the universe that could be classified as animals?
PLEASE BE SURE TO RSVP on Meetup or to president@jeffersonhumanists.org, so we can be sure to set up enough seats. We will provide beer, wine and snacks for a small donation.
A few JH Salon ground rules:
– Respect others and their opinions.
– Criticize ideas, not individuals.
– Don’t make personal attacks.
– Allow everyone the chance to speak.
– Don’t take things personally.
– Listen actively and with an ear to understanding others’ views.
The JH Salon will be held on the first Monday of every month.
“THE AIM OF ARGUMENT, OR OF DISCUSSION, SHOULD NOT BE VICTORY, BUT PROGRESS.” ~ Joseph Joubert
