The Importance of Mythology Today
SUNDAY MAY 27, 2012
Meet & greet @ 4:30 PM
Interactive talk @ 5:00 PM
Symposium Cafe & Lounge
2180 Itabashi Way, Burlington
Guest speaker: Grant LaFleche
award-winning journalist, St. Catharines Standard
Mythology is often dismissed by the skeptic community and the word is often used as a pejorative. Mythology, however, lies at the root of the human experience. The mythology that survives that passage of time and social upheaval, survives because it speaks to the human experience – the profundity of it, the sexuality of it, the absurdity and the tragedy of it. This is why we still talk about Herakles and Thor more than a thousand years after they ceased to be popular objects of worship. The Jesus story, is unique however. In this talk, we will explore what this story is really about, why it is important, and why skeptics should not dismiss it outright.
Please RSVP by May 25 at: info@sofree.ca
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Founded in 1992, SOFREE is a charitable humanist fellowship for atheists and agnostics that provides members with a social network, a video service showcasing humanism, social justice and secularism, a book club, and operates an annual youth summer camp.