Where: Mavor’s, Confederation Centre of the Arts Who: Dr. Joe Velaidum, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies Discussion: “The same old arguments of the new atheism movement” What: The cold wind blows. The long winter night creeps in. What better way to chase away the winter doldrums than an evening spent discussing ideas in a warm and welcoming atmosphere? Velaidum says the problem with the proponents of this brand of atheism, made popular by best-selling authors such as Richard Dawkins, is that they “don’t understand religion. They don’t understand faith, or Christianity. They even misunderstand science.” He’ll also consider what role religion has in modern society, especially as Christmas draws near, “a holiday that’s had most of its religious themes stripped away.” Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with UPEI researchers.