• August 15, 2013

Active Thinkers For & Against

Read the ABOUT page first ! Below are starters for meetup discussions on the world, the universe, and everything worth wondering about

Day: 15 August 2013

47. Why are some drugs illegal and others aren’t? Do such laws have a positive or detrimental impact on society? (proposed by Bill)

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46. Some people consider themselves to be “spiritual”. What does this really mean? (proposed by Bill) debated October 19, 2013

Are we all in fact spir­i­tu­al? Is this term sim­ply a vague, redun­dant descrip­tion? A read­ing list for this top­ic is online at http://thormay.net/unwiseideas/DiscussionTopics/SpiritualPeople.htm  (Sug­ges­tions for addi­tions are wel­come)

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45. Is love an evolutionary instinct? Is there more to it? (proposed by Bill) — discussed 3 November 2013

Is love an evo­lu­tion­ary instinct? I.e., is it an innate, uncon­scious impulse that has been encod­ed into our genes over mil­lions of years as a mech­a­nism to ensure the sur­vival of (the whole or indi­vid­u­al mem­bers of) the species? Or is there more to it? Is there anoth­er way to explain it? Do all ani­mals…

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44. Is the Buddhist concept of enlightenment (nirvana/peace of mind/liberation/freedom from suffering, etc.) an achievable goal? Or is it simply a concept, a theory? (proposed by Bill)

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43. Throughout history, dominant civilizations have consistently wiped out smaller civilizations in pursuit of wealth and power. Have we learned from these mistakes? Or are we continuing to do the same thing? (proposed by Bill)

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42. Are we too wealthy? Do we demand an unsustainable and unrealistic quality of life? Does our desire to be wealthy place too much pressure on the economy and on the environment? Is it possible that we may have to think about accepting less (proposed by Bill) — Scheduled for 22 February 2014

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41. Is human society a disease on the face of the earth? If so, what is the cure? (proposed by Bill)

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