The Hampshire Skeptics Society @hantsskep@qoto.org

We like to think of humans as rational creatures, who have relied on calculation and intellect to survive, but many of the most important moments in our history had little to do with cold, hard facts and a lot to do with feelings.

How have our understanding and experience of #emotions changed over time?

Richard Firth-Godbehere's talk will explore how our beliefs about feelings have profoundly shaped us and our world.

Richard will take you on a fascinating, wide-ranging tour of the central and often under-appreciated role emotions have played in human societies around the world and throughout history.

Richard Firth-Godbehere PhD, is one of the world’s leading experts on disgust and emotions. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for the History of the Emotions, Queen Mary University of London.

Online at @ 19:00 via Skeptics in the Pub- watch live at https://twitch.tv/sitp

@hantsskep are a friendly lot - our slogan is “Critical thinking with convivial drinking” - here we are at our last pub meet.

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What is a skeptic? Here is Dr. Steven Novella’s summary:

“A skeptic is one who prefers beliefs and conclusions that are reliable and valid to ones that are comforting or convenient, and therefore rigorously and openly applies the methods of #science and #reason to all empirical claims, especially their own. A skeptic provisionally proportions acceptance of any claim to valid #logic and a fair and thorough assessment of available #evidence, and studies the pitfalls of human reason and the mechanisms of deception so as to avoid being deceived by others or themselves. Skepticism values method over any particular conclusion.”

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