The Copernicus Lecture Series: Science and Faith
Locations
Agincourt Mall -- CCM Centre :
Unit 100, Agincourt Mall, 3850 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough, Ontario, M1T 3L4
Fairview Library -- Room A :
35 Fairview Mall Drive, North York, ON, Canada
Fairview Library -- Theatre :
35 Fairview Mall Drive, North York, ON, Canada
Seneca College -- Conference Room 1-3 :
1760 Finch Avenue East, Toronto, ON M2J 2X5, Canada
The New Campus -- RHCCC :
9711 Bayview Avenue, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
Details
All lectures in 2007 and 2008 will be held on Thursday evenings from 7:30pm – 9:30pm.
Refreshment drinks will be served during the evening.
Schedule – 2007
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 7th | Michael Paré | Introduction | Seneca |
| Tony Costa | The God Hypothesis, Theism versus Naturalism | ||
| June 14th | Kirk Durston | A Scientific Approach to Intelligent Design in Biological Life | Seneca |
| June 21st | Robert Giza | The Mystery of DNA's Information Content: Where did it come from? | Fairview – Room A |
| June 28th | Denyse O'Leary | The End of Materialism? Five Reasons why Materialism just Doesn’t Work | Fairview – Theatre |
| Jonathan Van Weert | The Wall Street Jungle: Evolution in Financial Markets | ||
| July 5th | Peter Koropatwa | Origin of the Universe - A Massive Recycling Project or a Big Blossom? | CCM Centre |
| July 12th | Michael Paré | Origin of Life - The Theory of "Biochemical Evolution" or "The Goo-to-the Zoo-to-You" Story. | CCM Centre |
| July 19th | Geoff Francis | Origin of Species - "Did Darwin get it Wrong?" | CCM Centre |
| July 26th | Tony Costa | Origin of Science - Lessons from the History of Science and the Origin of the Scientific Method | CCM Centre |
| August 16th | Geoff Francis | Dramatic New Findings in Science | Fairview – Theatre |
| September 20th | Marvin Chase | The Unholy Trinity (Dawkins, Dennett, Harris) | The New Campus |
| October 18th | Robert Mann | Time and Eternity: A Scientist's Perspective | Agincourt Mall |
| November 15th | Michael Paré | The IQ of the Universe | The New Campus |
Schedule – 2008
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 17th | Don Wallar | Life’s Origin and History | Agincourt Mall |
| February 21st | Bryan Karney | The Adventure of Science and Faith | Agincourt Mall |
| March 20th | Denyse O'Leary | The Spiritual Brain: A Case for the Existence of the Soul | The New Campus |
| April 17th | Ian Hugh Clary and Michael Paré | The Faith behind Science: Preconditions for Scientific Intelligibility | Agincourt Mall |
| May 15th | David Humphreys | Life by Design | The New Campus |