The Atheist Society
Lecture Series

For those who are happy to accept that there is no credible scientific or factually reliable evidence for the existence of a god or gods or the supernatural.

What? Monthly Lectures - Visitors Welcome, Admission free, no prior booking necessary.
When? Second Tuesday of the month at 8pm. The talk usually goes for 45-60 minutes. A question-to-the-speaker period follows the lecture. (There is often a catchup at 6:30pm before hand at a chinese restaurant.)

Where? Unitarian Church Hall, 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne. (Opposite the old Mercy Hospital). Melways Map 2G, D2.   Directions to Monthly Lectures via Google Maps  Off street parking available.

 

Melbourne Atheist Meetup Group

Sick of the superstitious nonsense that surrounds us?
Come to an Atheists Meetup to meet others, who like you, see the world from an atheist / rationalist point of view.

Progressive  Atheists
 

Join the Struggle for Secularism and Social Justice!
The Progressive Atheists Inc. (PAInc) is an organization of like minded individuals who want to effect a progressive social transformation within their local community.
We fight for Secular ideals and freedom from religion.
We are committed to voicing issues affecting Indigenous communities, women, minorities and all those who are disadvantaged and marginalised in our society.
We stand as a united front for promoting ideals of social justice and Secularism.

 

Vegechrist or Jesusmite?
PZ Myers Addresses FUA

Parts 2 3 4 5

Just before the start of the Rise of Atheism convention in Melbourne, Atheist biologist PZ Myers (and author of prolific science blog Pharyngula) dazzled the Freethought University Alliance (FUA) with his down to earth organic wit and cynicism.   PZ, as was Socrates, perfectly guilty of impiety and "corrupting the youth" by way of an irreverant display of pure comedy - infusing the body of Christ (a cracker) with Vegemite before chewing it and washing it down with Coca Cola saying "Jesus never tasted so bad!".

Vegechrist or Jesusmite? Christmite or Vegejesus? What would Jesus prefer (to be the new name for Kraft's notorious spread)?

Russell Blackford in conversation with A.C. Grayling

Readings and the Atheist Foundation of Australia are put on an event: A Taste of the Global Atheist Convention, with A.C. Grayling in conversation with Russell Blackford about his new book 50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists. This book is a collection of personal essays about atheism solicited from philosophers, authors, and others. Below is the first of 5 video captures of the event:

 

      Freethought University Alliance

The Freethought University Alliance connects student leaders from around Australia to help them work together and grow as a collective student movement dedicated to furthering science, reason and secular values in Australian society. The Alliance aims to provide students with useful advice, resources and networking opportunities, and also support students planning to start new aligned groups on university campuses.

 

Atheists in the pub

UPDATE: Friday, 5th March 2010 the meeting will be at the Old Colonial Inn, 127 Brunswick St Fitzroy, not the Gertrude - just around the corner from it. Click here for details

Meet like-minded people for friendly discussion
The Gertrude Hotel, 148 Gertrude St Fitzroy (cnr Napier st). * Note changed venue
Directions via Google Maps

First Friday of the month. 6pm-9pm.

Pastafarians welcome. Occasional 5 min open-mic sessions. For information, contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

All Babies are Atheists

As Melbourne welcomes atheists from around the world to the 2010 Global Atheist Convention at the Melbourne Convention Centre, more and more conversations are turning to atheism. What? Why? Who? How? Where? When?

So, what is atheism? The Greek root of the word is atheos, without god.  Wikipedia’s answer to the question is simply: the absence of belief that any deities exist.

If atheists have an absence of belief then one of the most obvious answers to the who question is: babies.

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