About us
SASH is a chapter of the Washington Area Secular Humanists. Become a Member to support our activities.
Secular Humanists are distinguished by an emphasis on critical thinking and scientific methods of knowing, promotion of separation of church and state, and a commitment to the pursuit of humanist goals outside of religious frameworks. We are a group for non-theists, atheists, agnostics, doubters, free-thinkers, rationalists, skeptics and other like-minded individuals who are interested in exploring what it means to be "Good Without God". The main focus of the group is to build a sense of community for the "Nones" in the Shenandoah region through discussion groups, lectures, social activities and family-friendly events, as well as promoting a spirit of volunteerism and giving back to the community. There's no cost to join. Most of our events are free.
We are proud to be a Chapter of the Washington Area Secular Humanists (WASH). For more information on our parent organization visit our website at wash.org/sash
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Religion and AI?? What's Up With THAT?
·OnlineOnlineWhat happens when the purveyors of religious morals meet a willing buyer who, unfortunately for them, is not a human? With a headline that might have been stolen from The Onion, The New York Times recently reported on interactions between the leaders of the AI titan, Anthropic, and selected religious leaders: “Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them.”
The article raises numerous questions confounding not just religious leaders but atheists and others following a humanistic tradition. Can a machine be conscious? Can it be moral? Is there a soul in the machine after all? We will pursue these and other evocative questions at our November SASH meeting.. If you can, please read the article before then: Here's the link to the article. (You may need a NYT subscription to open the link.)
We look forward to "seeing" you on November 8th.
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