First of all, anyone thinking about joining this group should be aware that our discussions are expected to be strongly based on reason & rationality. This means the kind of logical, rigorous thinking that takes place in science & philosophy for example (as opposed to the many other non-rational varieties of thinking & belief such as: mystical, supernatural, spiritual, new age, pseudo-scientific, anti-scientific, etc). If you don’t think in this logical-scientific way, don’t like to think in thi …

Homo Neophilus meme trading for the intellectually curious… “We want to recruit you because you’re so gullible.  That is, gullible in the right way.  You’re skeptical about conventional wisdom, but attracted to unorthodox ideas…All humans are irrational, but there are two different kinds of irrationality-- those who love old ideas and hate and fear new ones, and those who despise old ideas and joyfully embrace new ones…They are all in one piece, so to speak…They are fully aware…And conscio …

… We promote critical thinking and humanist values through education, outreach and social services. Check out our regular social and educational programs and our sponsored groups, the Secular Family Network ( http://www.meetup.com/cfi-sfn/), where secular families can find community and humanistic education, the Beaverton Atheist Meetup ( http://www.meetup.com/cfi-bam/) on the west side of town, the Secular Humanists of East Portland ( http://www.meetup.com/cfi-shep/) on the east side of …