Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God? How strong is the evidence, and how does the evidence compare with other faiths? Come and find out at the Fermilab Bible Exploration for Lunch League meetings as we go through the 6-week “Case for Christ” study! We meet on Tuesdays at noon in the Quarium on the 8th floor crossover of Wilson Hall. We plan to begin this study on March 5. For more information see…
Following requests of the colleagues, we have one more meeting devoted to the Einstein-Bergson debates on the nature of time. The materials of the talks are publicly available at our site: https://fermisocietyofphilosophy.wordpress.com/ Everybody is welcome. Feel free to come with your lunch.
Philosophy Society: Open discussion on the Einstein-Bergson debate about time. Fri, Feb 1, 12:00, Req Room (WH4NW) The discussion is the followup of the three book-report talks of Leo Michelotti; the slides are available at https://fermisocietyofphilosophy.wordpress.com/ . Everybody is welcome. Feel free to come with your lunch.
The Fermilab Folk Club presents a Barn Dance on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. in the Kuhn Village Barn with music by the Eric Zorn & Friends and calling by Meg Dedolph. Everyone is welcome. You don’t need to know anything, just come and have fun! Admission is $7, children under 12 are free, 12 to 18 year olds and people over 65 are $4. More info and directions at http://www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkclub/
Leo thinks it will be the last part of his presentation of what he calls a book report of Jimena Canales’ The Physicist & the Philosopher. The book is devoted to discussion on the problem of time; in the center are figures of A. Einstein and H. Bergson. Both times our room was full of people. Everybody is welcome. Feel free to come with your lunch. Links to the slides of the 1st and 2nd part can be found at…
The Fermilab Bible Exploration for Lunch League will be hosting an Explore God discussion group, during the same two months as hundreds of other groups in the Chicago area. We will be discussing 7 big questions: Does life have a purpose? Is there a God? Why does God allow pain and suffering? Is Christianity too narrow? Is Jesus really God? Is the Bible reliable? Can I know God personally? The meetings will be on Tuesdays at noon, beginning January 15…
In the 2nd talk on “The Physicist and The Philosopher,” by Jimena Canales (2015), positions of additional prominent disputants will be highlighted. Everybody is welcome. Feel free to come with your lunch. https://fermisocietyofphilosophy.wordpress.com/
All are welcome to attend the Salad Club luncheon. This month we will be hosting a chili and side salad bar. Bring an ingredient to add to our salad bar or chili to share with the group on Thursday, November 15th, Wilson Hall, 15 West, Aquarium at Noon. RSVP by 11/14 to jecker@fnal.gov
Philosophy Society, Leo Michelotti: It Was About Time. Fri, Nov 9, 12:00, Req Room (WH4NW) The talk is devoted to Einstein–Bergson debates on the nature of time, and, more generally, on the lost contact between physics and philosophy. Everybody is welcome. Feel free to come with your lunch.
Update: We will depart from the bike racks near the Wilson Hall west ground floor entrance. Join the Fermilab Young Professionals for an easy group bike ride around some of the less traveled areas of Fermilab on Oct. 11! We will have stops along the route where a few of our fellow FYP members will describe the building/area and what work goes on there. Snacks will be provided, and we will end the ride at the Frontier Pub. · RSVP…