This coming Sunday we will be back to our normal gatherings in the Koffler House, 569 Spadina Ave., 10:30am.
Dan Cooperstock will talk about a subject dear to his heart, and very consistent with our core value “Reality is known through reason” – the difference between science and pseudoscience. He will define terms, explain how the scientific method is applied in medical research, and discuss problems about truth and proof that come up. He will give his take on “alternative medicine”, and also touch on paranormal phenomena and ESP, the anti-vaccine movement, and mental phenomena like confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance that make us susceptible to believing untruths.
Dan is a member of the Toronto Oasis leadership team, a non-theist Quaker, and a software entrepreneur, writing and selling software for charities and churches. His initial university training was in Math and Philosophy – concentrating on logic – which certainly fits with his insistence on rationality.
Our musician this week will be Erik Bleich. Erik is a northwestern Ontario ex-pat living in Toronto, and one of our favorite Oasis musicians! He gives us everything from street lit lullabies to manic, rambling romps. It’s his vision of folk music for the Internet Age!
You can RSVP for this event on the Meetup page at https://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Oasis/events/246213459/.