(February 16, 2016 at 3:47 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: Slightly misleading titles both in the thread and the video. Other than that, who are NECCS, and why the hell did they dinsinvite him in the first place?
NECSS = Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism
They are a conference associated with the NESS (New England Skeptical Society) and SGU (Skeptic's Guide to the Universe).
Read this for the background on their disinvitation:
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index...d-dawkins/
And this for their public apology and reinvitation:
http://necss.org/2016/02/14/statement-fr...committee/
Quote:Also, it seems, if what CM linked to is of any indication, Dawkins had the stroke after he got an apology from the people that disinvited him and got invited again. Correct me if I'm wrong on this.
My understanding of the timeline, as conveyed by the parties involved, is that NECSS extended the invitation to Dawkins to be a speaker, and then rescinded it, then issued a private apology and reinvitation to the conference and it was that same day that Dawkins had his stroke. (See the reinvitation link above)
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.