Against Dalai Lama's Lecture at SfN2005
We are concerned that SfN has invited the Dalai Lama to give a talk at the 2005 annual meeting in Washington D.C..With more than 36,000 members, SfN is a highly respected organization for neuroscienti... continue reading »
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"Title(s) Reserch Specialist Institution & Country University of Arizona, USA I was shocked by the invitation and absolutely agree with the petition. We should keep ourselves open-minded, but this has gone too far. What a shame on the SFN Committee!"
"Title(s) Dalai Lama Institution & Country Free Tibet Buddha was speaking about reality. Reality may be one, in its deepest essence, but Buddha also stated that all propositions about reality are only contingent. Reality is devoid of any intrinsic ide"
"Title(s) Ph. D Institution & Country Wadsworth Center of New York Dept of Health SFN is not a political organization"
"Title(s) Ph.D. Institution & Country University of South Carolina, USA It is a joke for scientists to invite to Dalai Lama"
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"Title(s) Postdoctoral Fellow Institution & Country CAMH & University of Toronto В"
"Title(s) Asst. Prof. Institution & Country University of Michigan Inviting the Dalai Lama is an interesting experiment. If his talk is political and dogmatic, then the experiment is a failure. If interesting and mind opening, then a success. Such an "
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"Title(s) Visiting Professor Institution & Country Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA, Information Transmission Problems Institute (IPPI), Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia I do consider that the meditating Buddists, centuries ago, h"
"Title(s) Dr Institution & Country The Rockefeller University I DO NOT support this petition. If your research is supported by public funding there is a duty to listen to where, how, and why the public would like that money spent. If you choose to rej"
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"Title(s) Assistant Professor Institution & Country University of Pittsburgh, USA В"
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"Title(s) Ph.D. Institution & Country University of Michigan; USA I agree that the invitation by the SfN to a religious leader to speak on a topic with little or no scientific merit is a serious mistake in judgement."
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"Title(s) Asst. Scientist Institution & Country OHSU, USA No religion is scientific, yet many SFN members believe in god. It is possible for a religious person to give a scientifically relevant talk. It happens every year at the annual SFN meeting."
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"Title(s) Associate Professor Institution & Country University of Florida College of Dentistry and McKnight Brain Institute В"
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