The purpose of this group is to meet for "intellectual" discussions about a wide variety of subjects. This basically means the abstract analysis of the ideas in a subject. And the goal is to do it in a cooperative, courteous manner. The motive behind the group is to provide an opportunity to talk about ideas, so it's really not a place to relate personal stories or vent personal feelings. Our discussions are expected to be strongly based in reason & rationality. This means the kind of logical, r …

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 conscious w …

January 2013 Newsletter We invite you to join our community of secular humanists and other people who love life and reason. Here, you can exchange ideas and experiences, make new friends and contribute to positive change. We also have a vibrant community of families where parents can find support in raising children well without religion. CFI Portland is an educational nonprofit organization whose mission it is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, free inquiry, and humanist valu …

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. is a national organization whose goals are to promote the constitutional principle of separation of state and church and to educate the public on matters relating to nontheism. Incorporated in 1978 in Wisconsin, the Foundation is a national non-profit association of freethinkers: atheists, agnostics and skeptics of any pedigree. To learn more about this organization, see their website at FFRF.org In February, 2013 we were approved as a local chapter of …

For anyone badass and passionate about ideas and their real life application. The BA Book club is interested in innovative ideas from sociology, economics, physical sciences, and philosophy but we're open to anything reasonable. Group will meet once a month in a badass pub to discuss that month's book. We're looking for young innovator-types. "Your hosts are two guys in their mid to late 20s".  This previous statement is now more of an idea of who our hosts once were...now every member should fe …

This meetup is intended to give Mensa members opportunities to share events that they enjoy, beyond the Omen Calender. The group is also open to prospective members, who are curious about just what we do and why. Some of the events are duplicates of Omen events. Sign up and you'll get timely reminders. If you are a member of a band, choral group, or you just love Science Pub and Nerd Night, share them with the group.

A meetup group for those who want to learn about the latest findings in neuroscience. We plan to use this group to explore the latest findings in neuroscience and consciousness studies.  We want to keep things rational and scientifically-based, so we'll shy away from the New Agey stuff, while acknowledging that there are some pretty deep mysteries in this area, and parts that are necessarily subjective. The point of a meetup group is to actually meet people, so please dive in!  We can all learn …

This group was started to get Atheists, Agnostics, Humanists, and other freethinkers a place to chat and meet.

Meet local skeptics, freethinkers, atheists, agnostics, scientific naturalists and other friends of reason for conversation and friendship! Our meetings will be in Vancouver Washington but welcome people from anywhere. Join us for informal socializing with pizza and beer. I hope to start off with 1 consistent meeting per month. I'll need some assistant organizers to help me set up the meetings. Please email me if you'd like to become an assistant organizer and live in the Vancouver area. This …

A democratic inquiry group that elects questions from a participant generated list. Also check out our main website at socratescafepdx.wordpress.com

This Meetup is all about arranging flowers & creating floral projects to take home the same night. Most of the time we’ll be using fresh flowers, but an occasional silk flower project is a possibility. We’ll meet at the Organizer’s Farmhouse in Edgewood, WA, very close to Fife & Milton. Julia’s Farmhouse was built in 1900, and is a comfy old place, and very relaxed. There is room for up to 15 members every time – many more would be a squeeze. If our Meetup gets larger, we’ll decide together what …