AHA Weekly Meetings: Morality, part 2

Weekly Meeting

Morality, part 2

Thursday, November 14th – 7pm
Ingraham Hall, Room 224

This week we’ll once again be tackling the subject of morality. While last week we talked about the role religion and non-religion have on Morality, this week we will be talking about the positives and negatives associated with specific moral theories. First, we’ll cover the ‘big three’ of normative ethics: Utilitarianism, Deontology, and Virtue Ethics. Then we’ll move on to talking about various ethical perspectives such as Nihilism, Egoism, Objectivism, and Hedonism. Vice President Chris Calvey will also lead a long discussion on the merits on Humanism.

Can’t make the meeting? Join us afterwards at the Lakefront on Langdon around 9pm for drinks, food, and more great conversation.

I hope to see you there!

-Sam Erickson
Outreach Chair

The God Graveyard

This display was placed on Bascom Hill two weeks ago on October 30th. The halloween-themed graveyard featured hundreds of “gravestones” of gods that are no longer worshiped in large numbers as they once were. We then posed the simple question: how long will the gods of today last?

The response to this display was stunning. For more than a day, we were the top link on the subreddit r/atheism. We were also picked up on the popular blog The Friendly Atheist, and many other news sources. These sites combined led to nearly 150,000 views on our blog post and a 26,000% increase in activity on our Facebook page.