BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20260607T100000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_5130_aa7d905c7345c293eba9a75387b4c6b0@hsgp.org SUMMARY:Sunday Speaker - Evolution of Theistic Ideas and A rguments Against Darwin X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Sunday Speaker Topic: In the Monkey’s Sh adow: Evolution of Theistic-Inspired Ideas and Arg uments against Darwin's Idea since the Scopes Tria l.

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Description:
This tal k is designed to analyze the modern interpretation s and declarations put forth by both secular and r eligious organizations to refute evolution from a monotheistic perspective. From young earth creatio nism to intelligent design\, lectures will cover t he recent historical development of the deity-insp ired arguments against evolution. We will also exa mine the modern political\, historical\, and cultu ral events and ideas that overtly or covertly cont ributed to this intellectual conflict and its inte ractions with American society.

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Ken Sweat is a te aching professor and Senior Global Futures Scienti st in the School of Mathematical and Natural Scien ces at ASU West Valley\, where he has worked since 2000. Dr. Sweat’s research and teaching has cover ed projects in cannabis/hemp horticulture\, using plants to remediate environmental contamination\, the use of pollen in forensic investigations\, des ert flora and adaptations\, and science education. As part of his work at the west valley campus\, D r. Sweat is the organizing faculty member for the Desert Restoration Zone/Carbon Sequestration Fores t and a contributing faculty for the community gar den.

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Please Note:
Doors open at 9:00 am  for optional buffet breakfast ($10 donation) and s ocializing. Speaker program begins at 10:0 0 am.

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Impor tant: $10 breakfast fee waived for awesom e humans bringing in food to share!

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If you can help with set-up\, clea n-up\, and/or by bringing a breakfast casserole\, please go to SignUpGenius Here.

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A Children's Program is av ailable during the Speaker Meeting. Go to a separa te Meetup to RSVP for your kids  Here.

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Prefer t o join us remotely?

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YouTube: You can watch live (15 second delay)\, o r you can watch later. LINK HERE

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Need help ? Email  humanist@hsgp.org before the day of this meeti ng.

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The Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix presents its Sunday Speaker meetin gs twice a month on Sunday mornings. Meetings are free and open to the public.

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**Go to our YouTube channel to see past meetings\ , presentations and interviews. Please become a su bscriber--it's free! LINK HERE
**We invite you to become a dues-paying member of HSGP. To become a member or make a donation\, go to www.hsgp.org

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DESCRIPTION:Sunday Speaker Topic: In the Monkey’s Shadow: Evol ution of Theistic-Inspired Ideas and Arguments aga inst Darwin's Idea since the Scopes Trial.\n \n \n  \n \n \n \n Description:\n This talk is designed to analyze the modern interpretations and declara tions put forth by both secular and religious orga nizations to refute evolution from a monotheistic perspective. From young earth creationism to intel ligent design\, lectures will cover the recent his torical development of the deity-inspired argument s against evolution. We will also examine the mode rn political\, historical\, and cultural events an d ideas that overtly or covertly contributed to th is intellectual conflict and its interactions with American society.\n \n \n  \n \n \n Bio:\n \n \n Ken Sweat is a teaching professor and Senior Globa l Futures Scientist in the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at ASU West Valley\, where he has worked since 2000. Dr. Sweat’s research and t eaching has covered projects in cannabis/hemp hort iculture\, using plants to remediate environmental contamination\, the use of pollen in forensic inv estigations\, desert flora and adaptations\, and s cience education. As part of his work at the west valley campus\, Dr. Sweat is the organizing facult y member for the Desert Restoration Zone/Carbon Se questration Forest and a contributing faculty for the community garden.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please Note:\n Doors open at 9:00 am for optional buffet breakfast ($10 donation) and socializing. Speaker program begins at 10:00 am.\n \n \n Import ant: $10 breakfast fee waived for awesome humans b ringing in food to share!\n \n \n If you can help with set-up\, clean-up\, and/or by bringing a brea kfast casserole\, please go to SignUpGenius Here ( https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448A4AB22A6FA7 -64372483-june).\n \n \n A Children's Program is a vailable during the Speaker Meeting. Go to a separ ate Meetup to RSVP for your kids  Here.\n \n \n Pr efer to join us remotely?\n \n \n YouTube: You can watch live (15 second delay)\, or you can watch l ater. LINK HERE (https://www.youtube.com/channel/U COw8Sl1yofrwRuGUYS_OOOA)\n \n \n Need help? Email  humanist@hsgp.org (http://hsgp.org/) before the da y of this meeting.\n \n \n The Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix presents its Sunday Speaker meeti ngs twice a month on Sunday mornings. Meetings are free and open to the public.\n \n \n **Go to our YouTube channel to see past meetings\, presentatio ns and interviews. Please become a subscriber--it' s free! LINK HERE (https://www.youtube.com/channel /UCOw8Sl1yofrwRuGUYS_OOOA)\n **We invite you to be come a dues-paying member of HSGP. To become a mem ber or make a donation\, go to www.hsgp.org (http: //www.hsgp.org/)\n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Sunday Speaker CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260607T100000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260607T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260607T113000 LOCATION:627 W RIO SALADO PKWY\n HSGP HUMANIST CENTER\n MES A\, AZ 85201-4009\n United States\n URL:https://hsgp.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=5130 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR