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Marc Perkel is the founder of the Church of Reality -–churchofreality.org – "realists practicing realism" who are "winning souls for Darwin!" In July 2014, Marc presented this talk at the Humanist Community Forum of Silicon Valley, titled "Why Reality Needs a Religion (and Why Atheism Isn't Good Enough)."
A summary of the Church of Reality from the website: The Church of Reality is a religion based on the practice of Realism, which is a dedication to the pursuit of the understanding of objective Reality. Our motto is, "If it's real, we believe in it." Since no one knows all of Reality, the Church of Reality is a religious commitment to the pursuit of Reality the way it really is. We think about thinking. We wonder about wondering. We try to understand the understanding of understanding. We are Explorers, not followers. The phrase "What is Real?" is our Sacred Question and the word "Reality" is our Sacred Message. We talk about Reality, think about Reality, and aim to make Reality more important in society. The Church of Reality is based upon the authority of evidence rather than the authority of scripture.
The first half of this 67-minute program is Marc's extemporaneous talk. The last half is a Q&A with the Humanist Community attendees.
01:43 Marc Perkel's talk begins
42:20 Q&A begins
Marc Perkel is the founder of the Church of Reality -–churchofreality.org – "realists practicing realism" who are "winning souls for Darwin!" In July 2014, Marc presented this talk at the Humanist Community Forum of Silicon Valley, titled "Why Reality Needs a Religion (and Why Atheism Isn't Good Enough)."
A summary of the Church of Reality from the website: The Church of Reality is a religion based on the practice of Realism, which is a dedication to the pursuit of the understanding of objective Reality. Our motto is, "If it's real, we believe in it." Since no one knows all of Reality, the Church of Reality is a religious commitment to the pursuit of Reality the way it really is. We think about thinking. We wonder about wondering. We try to understand the understanding of understanding. We are Explorers, not followers. The phrase "What is Real?" is our Sacred Question and the word "Reality" is our Sacred Message. We talk about Reality, think about Reality, and aim to make Reality more important in society. The Church of Reality is based upon the authority of evidence rather than the authority of scripture.
The first half of this 67-minute program is Marc's extemporaneous talk. The last half is a Q&A with the Humanist Community attendees.
01:43 Marc Perkel's talk begins
42:20 Q&A begins
