Humanist Association

The LW Humanist Association will meet on Sunday, June 4, in Clubhouse 3, Room 1 at 10:20 a.m.

The club will watch a You-Tube video of Steven Pinker talking about his best selling book, “Enlightenment Now,” which Bill Gates said was his “new favorite book of all time.”

Writer, teacher and humanist Steven Pinker is best known for his books, “The Blank Slate,” and “The Better Angels of Our Nature.” In “Enlightenment Now,” Pinker makes the case for reason, science, Humanism and progress as the best path forward in improving the human condition. He shows that despite all the negative news, life, health, property, peace, knowledge and happiness worldwide are on the rise.

After the video the club will discuss Pinker’s speech and whether he makes a convincing argument. People do not have to be a humanist to attend the meetings.

—Dave Silva