Critical Thinking I Instructor Dr. Christopher DiCarlo 04/07/2021 - 05/26/2021 Location Virtual Course on Zoom, WEDNESDAYS 4.00 - 6.00 PM EST Description COURSE DESCRIPTION The purpose of this course is to teach students how to analyse and critically reflect on…
OTTAWA, Ontario - Feb. 17, 2021 - PRLog -- A petition launched to save the lives of atheists in countries where they are often labelled as terrorists, apostates or blasphemers has garnered sufficient signatures to be presented to parliament. "As…
Black History: Achievement, Purpose, Progress Ancient Africa to 2021 With Kathleen Johnson Sunday, February 28, 2021 3:00 pm EST Join us for a conversation about Black history: from Africa to the Trans Atlantic and Arabic Slave Trades, to the Civil…
We need you to sign an e-petition for the Canadian House of Commons to support atheists threatened by religious extremists and fundamentalist governments in other countries. These atheists desperately need asylum in Canada because of the imminent threat of serious…
A One School System in Ontario With Alvin Tedjo and Leonard Baak February 21, 2021 3:00 pm EST The Ontario government currently funds four overlapping school systems: English public, English Catholic, French public, and French Catholic. In Quebec, Manitoba, Newfoundland,…
Understanding Science as a Process: Why Science is not all about Results With Dr. Christopher DiCarlo, Dr. Guilherme Guzzo, and Gabriel Dall’Alba To quote Lee McIntyre in The Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience, “We live in…
Artificial Womb Technology With Srishti Hukku, research fellow and reproductive health consultant Recent scientific developments have brought forward a number of ethical debates about the risks associated with traditional pregnancy, who has the right to reproduce and how technologies should…
By Dr. Christopher DiCarlo December 18, 2020 In this installment of commentary on the current Covid19 pandemic, we will consider our current status in regards to testing, restrictions, vaccination development, and public policies.
Congratulations to the Award Winners! Award of Distinction Madeleine Ghatavi, Peterborough, ON Essay Title: Youth Advocacy: How to Cultivate Progressive Movements Among Teenagers Third Prize Iris Hu, Milton, ON Essay Title: Abortion is Justifiable: Comparing the Values at Stake Second…
CFIC’s Winter Solstice Magic Show is coming to a computer near you. This interactive evening will feature live magic with James Alan. Attendees will watch and participate in the show, and have the opportunity to take part in a Q&A…
Going Godless: Black Feminism, Humanism, and Anti-Racism With Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson “Going Godless” will examine this history vis-à-vis the emergence of Black feminist humanist perspectives in the American secular humanist and atheist movements. For example, how have Black women humanists…