Meeting 11: Thu Nov 9, 7 PM, CLB 414

I met Prof. Joe Meert a few years back (before I was even here at UF) via a Creation/Evolution forum -- CreationTalk. He apparently enjoys (as a little hobby, perhaps) showing young-earth creationists (YEC) the errors of their ways via geological science (a pursuit I've come to see as akin to "casting pearls before swine"). There's a hell of a lot more to establishing the age of the earth than radiometric dating. He will come regale us with the basic arguments that demolish the YEC position at our next speaker meeting. I can assure you it will be a very good talk.

Prof. Meert's work in paleogeomagnetism has been highly lauded. See this and this recent UF News Press release on his research.

I also want to pass along some interesting philosophy events in the near future, for the interested:

Monday, Oct 23rd -- Departmental Colloquium

Title: "Skepticism, Logical Independence, and Epistemic Priority"
Speaker: Prof. Kirk Ludwig (UF)
Place: Philosophy Library, 303 Griffin Floyd Hall
Time: 4:00 pm

Monday, Oct 30th -- Departmental Colloquium

Title: "Is Feeling Pain the Perception of Something?"
Speaker: Prof. Murat Aydede (UF)
Place: Philosophy Library, 303 Griffin Floyd Hall
Time: 4:00 pm

Thursday, Nov 9th -- *The Annual R.M. Hare Lecture

Title: "The Best Alternative"
Speaker: Prof. Earl Conee (Rochester University)
Place: Philosophy Library, 303 Griffin Floyd Hall
Time: 4:00 pm

Thursday, Nov 9th - Saturday, Nov 11th

2006 Florida Philosophical Association Conference
Place: (Tampa, FL)

Monday, Dec 4th -- Departmental Colloquium

Speaker: Prof. Harvey Siegel (Miami)
Place: Philosophy Library, 303 Griffin Floyd Hall
Time: 4:00 pm