On January 22, 2023, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites panelists to discuss the dangers of religious indoctrination of children and the importance of freethought and allowing children and young adults the option to decide for themselves how to approach religion, if at all. The USTP Officers will converse with five distinguished guests from the freethought movement.
- Dr. Lawrence Krauss – Particle physicist, cosmologist, bestselling author, lecturer, President of The Origins Project Foundation, and host of The Origins Podcast
- Armin Navabi – Author and podcaster, ex-Muslim atheist, founder of the online freethought community Atheist Republic, author of “Why There Is No God: Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God”
- Dr. Valerie Tarico – Psychologist, writer, social commentator on religious fundamentalism, author of “Trusting Doubt: A Former Evangelical Looks at Old Beliefs in a New Light”
- Andrea Dailey – Medical technician who has spoken of her experiences growing up in a religious cult and escaping that environment
- Dr. David Orenstein – Professor and department chairperson at CUNY Medgar Evers College, national and international speaker on issues related to the freethought movement, the American Humanist Association’s representative to the United Nations, co-author of “Godless Grace: How Nonbelievers are Making the World Safer, Richer and Kinder”