ICCNC: Third Quarterly Debate: Conflict Between Science and Religion/Dr.Smith/Dr.Kamali/Dr.Mirdamadi - Video

#Belief #Unbelief #Science #religion #ICCNCDebate #iccnc Dr. #Tiddy_Smith, Dr. #Hossein_Kamaly Dr. #Yaser_Mirdamadi
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A new Oxford-style quarterly debate program, held by 'the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California' (ICCNC) to broaden and deepen the general public's understanding of religion, particularly Islam, in the 21st century. The theme of the first series of debates is Belief and Unbelief in a "Post-Secular Era."
Tiddy Smith (a New Zealander philosopher) and Hossein Kamali (an Iranian professor of Shi‘a studies) participated in the third debate, "Must There be a Conflict between Science and Religion?" Smith responded positively to this question, while Kamali responded negatively. The event was held via Zoom on Sunday, October 29, 2022, at 11:00 AM California time and moderated by S. Yaser Mirdamadi.


Biographies

Dr. Tiddy Smith has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Otago, New Zealand, an MA in Philosophy from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and a BA in Philosophy from the University of Otago. He has taught philosophy at the University of Otago and the University of Indonesia.

His research interests include the philosophy of science, the philosophy of religion, and epistemology. His publications include "The Methods of Science and Religion: Epistemologies in Conflict," published in 2019 by Lexington Books.

Dr. Hossein Kamaly holds the Imam Ali Chair in Shia Studies and Dialogue Among Islamic Schools of Thought at Hartford International University. Before obtaining his Ph.D. and MA in history from Columbia University, he earned an MSc degree in Mathematics, Statistics, and Operations Research from New York University. His undergraduate degree was in Computer and Electrical Engineering from Shahid Beheshti University in Iran.

Dr. Kamaly has taught in New York City for many years. He was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Barnard College and Columbia University from 2007-2017. He has also taught at the City University of New York, Hunter College, and Brooklyn College. His first book in English, God & Man in Tehran: Contending Visions of the Divine from the Qajars to the Islamic Republic, was published in 2018 by Columbia University Press. His next book, A History of Islam in 21 Women, was published in 2019 from Oneworld Publications in the UK.

Dr. Yaser Mirdamadi is a researcher in medical ethics at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. In 2019, he received Ph.D. in Islamic and Middle East Studies from the University of Edinborough. He has a MA in Muslim Cultures from Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations (AKU-ISMC) London, UK, and a MA in Islamic Theology from Ferdowsi University Mashhad, Iran. Also, Dr. Mirdamadi completed a Level 3 Diploma (equivalent to a Master’s degree) in Classical Islamic studies from Hawza Ilmiyya (Islamic Seminary), Mashhad, Iran.
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❇️ First debate:
The Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California (ICCNC) held its second quarterly debate program titled “Can God Speak?” on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at 11:00 AM PST (7:00 PM GMT). Philosophers Dr. Samual Fleischacker and Dr. Abdolkarim Soroush will participate in the debate. Dr. Yaser Mirdamadi moderated this debate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jolo5iGdCg8&t=1758s
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❇️ Second debate:
Philosophers Dr. Jeremy Sheamur and Dr. Ali Paya will participate in the first debate, entitled, “Is it more reasonable for a critical rationalist to be non-religious?” The event was held on Sunday, June 5, 2022, at 11:00 AM PST/ 7 PM GMT. This debate was moderated by Dr. Yaser Mirdamadi. The debate was distributed on Zoom and live-streamed on ICCNC YouTube Channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORFKs9XlF68
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