Past Topics of Cville Socrates Cafe

Here is a list of topics we discussed at our Socrates Cafe meetings between 2000 and 2003:
(highlights of some topics have been posted previously)

2003
07/30 How can we live fully, knowing death is inevitable?
07/23 What value can we find in silence?
07/16 What is it that compels us to be unique and at the same time just like everyone else?
07/09 What is the authentic self and where does it come from?
07/02 What is authority and why do we resist it?
06/25 What is the role of religion on our culture today?
06/18 Is science the only universal religion or link among us?
06/04 What is the sanctity of life and when, where, and to whom does it apply?
05/28 Is Nature Important?
05/21 What is the relationship between non-conformity and self-actualization?
05/07 Does God really exist?
04/16 Should Nations be held to the same standards of behavior as individuals?
04/09 How can we return to a path toward spiritual wholeness?
04/02 Why is it so hard to be totally honest?
03/26 How does a passionate person guard against crossing over to zealotry?
03/19 Why is there not enough time for the fun stuff?
03/19 (Off-topic topic about "going off topic".)
03/05 What should one do if they discover their government is corrupt and evil?
02/26 Why don't people listen to reason?
02/19 What is the point of humor? Why do we laugh?
02/12 What is the nature of creativity?
02/05 Is democracy truly compatible with freedom?
01/29 What is passion?
01/22 What is the nature of dreams?
01/15 Why is voyeurism so compelling?
01/08 How do you know when your government has gone too far?

2002
12/18 Is polyamory ethical?
12/11 Do we need leaders? What is leadership?
12/04 What is our purpose in life?
11/27 Where do questions come from?
11/20 How do we know what we know? How do we make decisions?
11/13 Can shared spiritual beliefs reduce violence?
10/30 How does language affect thinking?
10/23 How do you create a participatory democracy?
10/9 What is being versus having in a capitalist culture?
9/25 Who owns planet earth?
9/11 What does peace mean to you?
8/28 What is competition versus cooperation?
8/14 What is the balance of good and evil?
7/24 What is a perfect world?
7/10 How do we know ourselves? change ourselves?
6/26 Do good and evil co-exist?
6/12 How do we make choices?
5/22 Is language disintegrating?
4/24 Is religion a source of conflict?
3/27 What is more important than the truth?
3/13 What is imagination versus knowledge?
2/27 What is emotional versus rational?
2/13 On a jury, what are the ethics of lying?
1/23 What is enchantment?
1/9 What is truth?

2001
12/26 Is romantic love possible or even viable?
12/12 Are we prisoners of our emotions?
11/28 What is the root cause of terrorism?
11/14 What is loyalty?
10/24 What is art?
9/26 What is scientific evidence?
9/12 What is appropriate response to violence?
8/22 Is human life sacred?
6/27 Is there reality outside of perception?
6/13 Is America free?
5/23 What is worth it?
5/9 What is karma?
4/25 What are the advantages of philosophy?
4/11 Is there a difference between science and religion?
3/28 Is it honorable to deceive yourself?
3/14 How do we know what is not natural evolution?
2/28 What is home?
2/14 Are moral codes shifting?
1/24 What is the source of power in government?

2000
12/13 Is the idea of utopia useful today?
11/8 What is reality?
10/25 What is morality?
10/11 What is guilt?
9/27 What is power?
9/13 How do we manifest?
8/9 What is love?
7/26 How do we know what we know?
7/12 What is absolute value?
6/28 What is happiness?
5/31 What is fun?
5/17 Is there justice?