Godless Christmas In London

Friendly Atheist has made me aware of a Christmas event for atheists in London. Comedian Robin Ince is hosting an evening show full of rational talks about science as well as the obvious comedy. The line-up is most impressive:

Rather than talking of Jesus’s birth, acclaimed science author Simon Singh will talk about the birth of the universe. Instead of talking about Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh, Bad Science Columnist Ben Goldacre will talk of alternative medicine and charlatans, while Josie Long will talk about the wonder of the stars.

So far the confirmed speakers are Stewart Lee, Phill Jupitus, Mark Thomas (who might be bringing along his grandfather’s travelling harmonium for a carol sing-a-long), Natalie Haynes, Chris Addison, Ben Goldacre, Christina Martin, Simon Singh, Josie Long, Jo Neary and Richard Dawkins.

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The evening will also include projections of classic archive footage of Carl Sagan and Richard Feynman.

I’m certainly going to go to it, hopefully with my student group, and if any readers are in London or near London, I would love to meet up beforehand for a drink before the show. Best to plan things in advance obviously!

Of course hopefully people will be able to come from all over the country, since this is a first time event.