Origins - A Skeptics Society Conference

On October 3rd and 4th, the Skeptics Society will be holding a conference entitled "Origins" and hosted by Dr. Michael Shermer and Dr. Philip Clayton. Partly funded by the John Templeton Foundation, the conference aims to discuss what have been called the "Big Questions", such as the origin of the universe, the origins of the laws of nature, the origin of time, the origin of life and complex life and the origin of brains and consciousness. The conference also claims to address the controversial issue of whether science makes belief in God obsolete.

The speakers at the conference, which will be held at the California Institute of Technology, include Dr. Sean Carroll, Senior Research Associate in Physics at the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Philip Clayton, Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Claremont Graduate University and Ingraham Professor at Claremont School of Theology, Dr. Paul Davies, a theoretical physicist, cosmologist and astrobiologist at Arizona State University, Dr. Stuart Kauffman, a founding director of the Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics, a professor of biological sciences, physics and astronomy at the University of Calgary and Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Pennyslvania, Dr. Christof Koch, a Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Biology at Caltech, Dr. Kenneth Miller, a Professor of Biology at Brown University, Dr. Nancey Murphy, Professor of Christian Philosophy at Fuller Theological Seminary, Dr. Donald Prothero, Professor of Geology at Occidental College, Dr. Hugh Ross, Ph.D. in astronomy and founding director of Reasons to Believe, Dr. Michael Shermer, cofounder of the Skeptics Society and an adjunct professor at Claremont Graduate University, Dr. Victor Stenger, Emeritus Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Hawaii and adjunct professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, and Dr. Leonard Susskind, the discoverer of string theory and Professor of Theoretical Physics at Stanford University.

For more information on the conference and on the Skeptics Society, visit skeptic.com.