Beyond Belief: Enlightenment 2.0

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Beyond Belief: Enlightenment 2.0 was the second event of the annual Beyond Belief symposium which brings together a group of scientists and philosophers to explore questions and answers about human nature and society. The event is organized by The Science Network in association with the Crick-Jacobs Center. It was held at the Frederic de Hoffmann Auditorium of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California from October 31 to November 2, 2007.

[edit] Speakers

The speakers at the 2007 forum were as follows:

David Albert Peter Atkins Scott Atran Roger Bingham (chair) David Brin Sean M. Carroll Patricia Churchland Gregory Clark Daniel Dennett Greg Epstein Rebecca Goldstein

Jonathan Gottschall Jonathan Haidt Sam Harris Jeff Hawkins Margaret Jacob Stuart Kauffman Adam Kolber Harold Kroto Deirdre McCloskey Darrin McMahon Paul "PZ" Myers

John Allen Paulos V.S. Ramachandran Donald Rutherford Michael Shermer Lee Silver Edward Slingerland Daniel Smail David Sloan Wilson Ronald de Sousa Robert Winter

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Does god have a place in a rational world? New Scientist Conference Review
• Martian Colors Conference review by speaker Sean Carol
• Beyond Belief II a Summary Conference review by attendee PZ Meyers (Pharyngula)
• BB2: Enlightenment 2.0 Introduction Talk by Talk reviews on "No Double Standards" blog
• E2.0: Beyond Belief Enlightenment: Introduction Talk by Talk reviews on "AtheistEthicist" blog