Secularists, Humanists, freethinkers, atheists, agnostics, Brights, meeting together for discussion about ethical and philosophical matters of interest and importance. See our website: http://www.lancshumanism.org.uk/index.html

Do you like thinking? :-) Would you like to meet other people for some collective thought and discussion, for an adventure into our minds, debating philosophical ideas or whatever takes our fancy? Do you enjoy reading popular philosophy / psychology / science books? Would you like to talk about some of the books you have read, or plan to read? Then join Manchester Armchair Philosophers and meet-up with other like-minded people in an informal environment to chat over a pint in a quiet local pub.

What is it? A group of like-minded people meeting to talk about life, the universe and everything. What happens? Together, we’ll come up with a topic to discuss based on a stimulus e.g. a picture, news story or object and then we’ll discuss it. You don’t have to be well read, and you are welcome to sit back and enjoy the debate if you don’t want to join in. It’s all about enquiry and the 4 Cs: Caring - being sensitive and charitable towards others’ ideas; Collaboration - Working together to get …

If you're looking to spend a couple of hours in a friendly environment discussing the Bible you are in the right place .We get together once a month and talk about questions we have and try to find answers from the Bible .

Be who You are. Do you take time out to listen to yourself, to check in with what you are doing and wether this is the same as what you intended to do? The majority of people seem to not be aware of their thoughts and feelings.  When they are they tend to judge and criticise themselves for feeling or thinking that way. This causes them great anxiety, conflict and and stress. The purpose of this group is to offer a positive, safe and nurturing space where you can talk about your feelings and thou …

What will the future be like? Why do bald dogs have bad teeth? Can the economy grow forever? What is a good life? What does sustainability mean? Tell me, who is Ptolemy? What's 'the alternative'?  How many bankers does it take to change a lightbulb? Can vegetables be exciting?  If you're interested in a little bit of everythinque, please join us.

Philosopher's Cafes are bringing philosophy back to its original intention of providing food for thought for people in everyday life and encouraging them to lead, more examined lives. Socrates practiced philosophy in the marketplace, taking on all comers, willing to discuss anything with anyone, anytime. This is the tradition of the philosopher's cafe. If you’re tired of being given your opinions, fed up with tabloid culture and no-brainer movies, you’ve got 157 channels and nothing worth watchi …

Leicester Secular Society holds weekly meetings - talks, concerts, discussions and social events most Sunday evenings at 18:30 in Secular Hall at 75 Humberstone Gate. Usually our meetings are open to all with free admission although we do take a collection to cover costs. So do look at our programme and come along - it's nice if you RSVP but you don't have to. What we're about: We promote a fair and integrated democratic society – specifically one with no religious privilege. We do support indiv …

We are a meetup interested in all things psychological, psychotherapeutic and to do with mental health. We will be organising short talks on topics of interest and sharing expertise, knowledge and experience. The meetings are for anyone interested in psychology be they a practitioner, student or just interested in what makes people tick. Meetings will take place in the ‘Gin parlour’ (i.e. upstairs) at the Jekyll and Hyde (28 Steelhouse Lane • Birmingham • B4 6BJ) Meetings are free of charge alth …

Each month we host a talk - usually by a notable scientist or skeptic - in a relaxed and friendly manner. In a pub. The subjects of the talks will vary considerably but they will typically be about a common belief that either cannot be justified by the available evidence, or that can actually be demonstrated to be false by the available evidence. The talks are followed by an informal Q&A / discussion and that is followed by more beer. Because we're in a pub. We usually hold these talks on the fo …