Next Live Dialogue - Feb 6

Cheers Citizen Philosophers,

This is just a friendly reminder that our next Thinking Out Loud gathering will take place this coming Wednesday, Feb 6th, at 7:00 pm as usual. The topic has not yet been chosen, but we have several suggestions. The latest was submitted by David Rood. Here it is in his own words:

" I would like to offer a suggestion for a topic:

What is the nature of atonement? Why do we feel a need to rectify our mistakes, apologize for our misdeeds, and make amends to those we have wronged? What good does it serve? Why do some feel a need to atone and others do not? Can humans who refuse to make amends ever be free?

I add these corollary questions because I'd like to get the group into the meat of the subject without dancing around literal definitions. I think we sometimes wade too slowly into the deep water. I like to plunge in cold."

In addition to David's suggestion we have two ideas submitted earlier by Debbie and Mark as follows:

Mark has suggested: "What is friendship?"
Debbie has suggested: "Is it moral/ethical to collect someone's DNA without their consent?"

If you have other topics you would like to add or modifications to these you would like to suggest, email them to me or bring them with you to the meeting. We will decide on the final topic by consensus when we meet on Wednesday.

Hope to see/hear you then.

Regards,

Steve

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Steve Donaldson,
Personal Growth Consultant,
Independent Educator,
Citizen Philosopher
www.citizenphilosopher.com

P.S. If you prefer to just listen in, that is fine as well. The podcast of our conversation will be released on iTunes few days after the live discussion, usually on the following Sunday. Enjoy.