Michael Shermer LIVE in San Francisco
Michael Shermer discusses his new book, Truth, at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on February 24. He'll clarify types of truth, expose classic fallacies, and show how to discern facts amid misinformation, conspiracy theories, and lies.
There are scientific truths, religious truths, historical truths, mythical truths, and more. In our current swamp of misinformation, disinformation, truthiness, rewritten history, conspiracy theories, “fake news,” and bald-faced lies, how do we discern actual facts and truth? What is “truth,” anyway? The Declaration of Independence claims that “We hold these truths to be self-evident.” What about those “truths”? These questions are crucial if we’re to have a functioning democracy.
Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine and author of the new book Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters, returns to the podium to tackle these issues with us. He will clarify the different kinds of truth, take us on an entertaining ride through some classic fallacies, and then show us how to figure out, within the context of the various types of “truth,” whether a particular “fact” is, in fact, factual.
So join us for an informative discussion and maybe a few enjoyable, and illuminating, experiential exercises in which we’ll practice tackling the problem of finding truth, then maybe have dinner afterward at a nearby restaurant!
Doors Open & Check-In: 5:00 PM PST
Program: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PST
Book Signing: 6:30 PM PST