[TCCM] All Saint's Day Party 11/1 and Thomistic Institute Talk 11/3

[Colleen R Foley]

Hi TCC,

Here are two events happening in the Tech Catholic Community this week. Contact me if you have any questions about either of these events!

All Saint’s Day Party:

Come party it up on All Saints’ Day with free food and good company! On Wednesday, November 1 at 8:30 pm (following the 7:30 mass), we will have a celebration to honor those who have entered Heaven in the W11 Main Dining Room. Come to learn more about the saints, enjoy burritos and horchata from Anna's Taqueria, and eat donuts on a string! Dressing up as a saint is optional but encouraged. Facebook Event<https://www.facebook.com/events/759002864291765/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22:%2229%22,%22ref_notif_type%22:%22plan_user_associated%22,%22action_history%22:%22null%22%7D&notif_id=1508904320947250&notif_t=plan_user_associated>


Thomistic Institute Talk: Does physics leave any room for free will?

Our next and final TI talk of the semester will be Friday, November 3 at 6 pm in 3-270. Facebook Event<https://www.facebook.com/events/159864991278584/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22:%2229%22,%22ref_notif_type%22:%22plan_user_associated%22,%22action_history%22:%22null%22%7D&notif_id=1508897770458737&notif_t=plan_user_associated>

Lecture Description:
The advent of quantum mechanics a century ago overturned the deterministic assumptions of classical physics and seemed to put randomness and uncertainty at its core. Neither the determinism of the old paradigm nor the randomness of the new one seem conducive to the ancient idea of free will. What exactly is free will and does physics, of any stripe, leave any more room for it?

Speaker Bio:
Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P., received his B.S. in physics at Caltech in 2004 and his Ph.D. in physics from Stanford University in 2010, working in theoretical particle physics. He subsequently entered the Order of Preachers and was ordained to the priesthood in 2017. He has written and spoken on the relationship of faith and science in a variety of venues, including being a main contributor to the Thomistic Evolution project. Currently he is studying Philosophy at the Catholic University of America.

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In Christ,
Colleen

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