Sunday Platform – Richard Koral: “Celebrating Darwin Day, or How I Learned to Love Change” (Hybrid)

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Darwin’s proofs overthrew the traditional view that the world was created as we saw it; that there was a natural order we could rely on. Instead, he showed us that the world is ever-changing and is always struggling to find a new balance. How can we find new balance in our own lives in an ever-changing world?

Dr. Richard Koral has been a Leader at the New York Society for Ethical Culture since 2017. Richard holds degrees from New York University and New York Law School, and a Doctor of Ministry in interfaith pastoral counseling from the Hebrew Union College. He is the Leader Consultant to the Social Service Board and numerous committees in the Society. Active with the American Ethical Union, Richard served on its Board as president from 2012 to 2015. He also serves as part-time Leader for the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island.

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Presider: Barbara Carlsen

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