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FIRST Meeting TODAY! 

* Questions of faith and morality from a nontheistic perspective
* Dialogue about secular humanism, and scientific inquiry
* Community for students seeking like-minded thinkers
* Representing the secular and nontheistic community at Dartmouth!


Today, Wednesday January 12th
6:00 pm (PIZZA will be served)
Fahey/McLane GROUND Lounge

Bring your friends, ALL are welcome!

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Discussion topic for Wednesday:

Can we be Good without God? Where do we, as non-religious individuals, get our code of ethics from?  And how can we justify it?  We can't appeal to divine authority and most nonbelievers would be uncomfortable admitting the idea of universal balance in the world, so what do we do?

What kind of appeals can we make for "moral principles" without relying on Judeo-Christian moral language? Is there anything to be gained from employing religiously-based arguments to support a particular ethical concept (e.g. prohibitions on harming innocents)? 
What about fringe cases (incest, consensual underage sex) that seemingly carry religious justifications for our own non-rational moral sentiments?