Sunday, March 8th
Potluck at 11 AM and Talk at 1 PM
For our March 8 AFS meeting, join Dale McGowan to talk about the Death Problem.
That humans are afraid to die is not news. But an intriguing subfield of psychology has gone much further, finding mortality awareness at the root of a staggering array of human behaviors, from body art to social media fixation to religiosity to career ambition to pretty much everything about MAGA. Dale McGowan dusts off his anthropology degree to highlight the way in which our awareness of death casts a wider and deeper shadow on our lives than we tend to think.
Dale McGowan, Ph.D., is an author, educator, and philanthropist with a diverse background in both the arts and sciences. He holds a double major in anthropology and music theory from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Music Composition and Theory from the University of Minnesota. After a 15-year career as a college music professor, Dale shifted his focus to writing and advocacy, becoming a leading voice in the nonreligious community.
Dale is best known for editing and co-authoring Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers, as well as writing Atheism for Dummies for the popular For Dummiesbook series. In 2008, he was named Harvard Humanist of the Year for his work in nonreligious parenting education. Dale also founded Foundation Beyond Belief (later renamed GO Humanity), a nonprofit that became the world’s largest humanist charity.
There will be a potluck lunch before the event (11 AM – 1 PM), and below are suggestions for what to bring, according to the first letter of your last name:
A-G: Bring a main dish
H-P: Bring a dessert
Q-Z: Bring a side dish
AFS will provide drinks, plates, and silverware.
For more details, check us out on Meetup.com
Location
Atlanta Freethought Hall
4775 N Church Ln SE · Atlanta, GA
About us
Anyone interested in learning about secular topics and meeting other like-minded people in the metro Atlanta area. The Atlanta Freethought Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization that exists to provide a community for non-theists in the Metro Atlanta, Georgia area through educational, advocacy, and social activities.
Membership in AFS is $50/year per person, $20 for low income. Membership includes AFNews by email or mail. (Tell us which one you want.) Sustaining Membership is $100. Life Membership is $1000. Subscriptions only are $30 for 12 issues. The Atlanta Freethought News has a membership form which you can fill out any time, and we can also take Paypal donations (log into PayPal then search for afs@atlantafreethought.org). You can subscribe to our mailing list here.
Atlanta Freethought Society also has two active Yahoo email groups: AFS Announce is an Announcements email list that provides subscribers with reminders and updates on AFS activities. AFS Forum is a place for discussions of freethought, atheism, agnosticism, church-state separation and religion
Our website is www.atlantafreethought.org. We also post a lot of articles and news on our Facebook page, so be sure to check that out too.
