Darwin, God, and the Meaning of Life: The Philosophi­cal Implicatio­ns of Evolutiona­ry Theory

Where: Agora, Brynmill Scout Hall, Bryn Road, Brynmill, Swansea When: 5th February 2010, 10am - 12pm

Can someone who accepts that we evolved continue to believe in God? Or does the suffering entailed by natural selection imply that there could be no God? What is the purpose of life? Does evolutionary theory imply that life has no ultimate purpose? Have we overvalued human life and undervalued the lives of (other) animals? In this talk, I address these and other questions raised by Darwin’s theory of evolution. I argue that the theory supports a view of a godless universe, devoid of ultimate purpose or moral structure… but that we can live a good life and a happy life even within the confines of such a view.

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Life After Darwin: How Evolutiona­ry Theory Changed the World

Where: British Federation of Women Graduates, St Paul's Parish Centre, De La Beche Road, Sketty, Swansea, UK When: 21st September 2009, 7pm - 9pm

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Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life

Where: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand When: 12th August 2009, 1pm - 3pm

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Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life: How Evolutiona­ry Theory Undermines Everything You Thought You Knew

Where: Grove Lecture Theatre, Grove Building, Swansea University When: 12th February 2009, 7pm - 9pm

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Two hundred years after his birth, the world is still reeling at the ideas of Charles Darwin.  Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has provoked more debate, more consternation, and more fear among the general public than any other theory in the history of science.  Friends of the theory and foes alike have worried about three main things:

(1) that evolutionary theory undermines the existence of God;

(2) that it suggests that life has no ultimate meaning or purpose; and

(3) that it challenges and threatens traditional moral values.

This talk will consider these and other claimed implications of Darwin's theory.

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Human beings as evolved nepotists: Exceptions to the rule and effects of cost of help

Where: The 20th Annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society 2008 Conference, Kyoto University, Japan When: June 2008

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Kinship, friendship­, and helping: Effects of relatednes­s, cost of helping, and reciprocal exchange history

Where: The 18th Annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society 2006 Conference, Philadelphia, USA When: June 2006

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Theories of the placebo effect

Where: The 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, China When: August 2004

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