Without this, attendance at the lectures dwindled and financial support dried up. Even with personal donations from Elie and myself and a small group of dedicated volunteers, we just couldn't sustain the program. For a short time Elie was able to continue the CalTech lecture series, but it too ran out of steam. SCS went out of business and with it went our struggle against the forces of irrationality. But now comes the San Diego Association for Rational Inquiry.
Experience is a very valuable resource.
I hope that the things that I learned in my past efforts will be of help in our new organization. For example, many people of diverse talents must be involved in running the organization. Not only does this insure that the organization will be lively, it prevents exhausting the good will of participants through overwork.