Are Intuitions Indispensable?

Very late notice for our May meeting:

Date: Wednesday 9th May 2012 at 7pm
NEW Venue: Just Green, Yung Shue Wan, Lamma
Presenter : Christopher Dyck
Topic: Are Intuitions Indispensable?

 

As usual – all are welcome.

Our apologies for the late notice of this meeting. I forgot to post it from the website.

 

Reality, God or Illusion?

Very late notice for our April meeting:

Date: Wednesday 18th April 2012 at 7pm
NEW Venue: Just Green, Yung Shue Wan, Lamma
Presenter : Nick X
Topic: Reality, God or Illusion?

Is religious feeling  the result of the brain’s pattern-recognition function mistakenly detecting  patterns and meaning in  unrelated  events?

Did Gods create men, or are we responsible for them?

As usual – all are welcome.

Our apologies for the late notice of this meeting. We had trouble confirming details :-/

Who decides for you?

Details for our March meeting:

Date: Sunday 11th March 2012 at 7pm
Venue: Bookworm Cafe, Yung Shue Wan
Presenter : Jean-Michel Garcia
Topic: Who decides for you?

Self imageEvery time we make a decision we feel we are in charge, that the “I” is making the choice, taking the decision. But is it really true?

To start answering that question we can look at the different elements that define who we are and how we interact with our surrounding and with other people:

  • Sociological:
    (parents, family, friends, acquaintances, strangers we meet during our life but leave a mark on us, society, role models (heros in myths, legend, movies, books), peer’s view, etc),
  • Psychological:
    Freud: Id-Ego-SuperEgo (I-Me-Myself), Jung: conscious, subconscious, (personal/collective) unconscious or more elaborated with: self, shadow, persona, anima/animus, archetypes, etc
  • Educational:
    culture, media, schools
    Do they educate or merely train humans to become Human?
  • Experiental:
    personal experience, freedom,
  • What part of my personality belongs really to me? What is really defining who I am?

These are some areas we could explore. And perhaps the discussion will be the start of a new personal journey towards understanding our selves, another step for others who are already on the road.

In any case we have the prospect of a passionate evenings discussion.  So don’t hesitate – please come and join us.

 

The dirty hands conundrum.

It’s time for our February meeting:

Date:  Wednesday 15th February 2012 at 7pm
Venue: Bookworm Cafe, Yung Shue Wan
Presenter : Nina Plapp

Topic:  The dirty hands conundrum.   

  • Should political leaders violate the normal constraints of morality to achieve great goods or to avoid disasters for their communities?
  • If it’s OK for politicians what about the rest of us?
  • Is it acceptable to break the law, or to sin if your intentions are good?
  • Come along and join us. Meetings are free – just pay for any food or drink you order.

Selfishness vs Selflessness

We have details for our next meeting:

Date:  Tuesday 17th January 2012 at 7pm
Venue: Bookworm Cafe, Yung Shue Wan
Presenter : Nina Plapp
Topic:  Selfishness vs Selflessness. Is there an optimum balance?

It should be an interesting evening.  Come along and join us!!

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