I recently came across an article which seems important if we want to engage in political debate and influence other people. To quote,
"For decades, people have thought that conservative views are caused, in part, by the belief that the world is gen
When we say the war in Ukraine (or anything else) is immoral, I would like to know what we mean by this. Are we only saying, as some people suggest, that we disapprove of it? Is morality just a statement of personal or group preference? And, if not,
The planned subject is the UK National Health Service, and what can be done to reform and improve it. Please see the article here for some initial thoughts:
In January this year, I attended the Holocaust Memorial Commemoration in City Hall. As usual, it was well attended. Also as usual, good people gave powerful talks: they told us about several stories of survival, and of the work being done to ensure t
We haven't picked a subject yet, but please put the date in your diary.
There are many reasons why people want to prevent online anonymity - to stop children accessing inappropriate material, or criminals selling stolen goods, for example. But there are also good reasons to protect it - to prevent persecution of minorit
There are many reasons why people want to prevent online anonymity - to stop children accessing inappropriate material, or criminals selling stolen goods, for example. But there are also good reasons to protect it - to prevent persecution of minorit
Our starting point will be the challenges faced by democracies around the world, and what can be done to support, strengthen, and maybe reform them. If you are able to take a look at 'Democracy: An Introduction' (https://just-human.net/articles/demo
What are we building? Putting together contributions from Brian and Mark...
A set of online resources for helping to organise and develop a better world, a place to browse for contacts, ideas and approaches, as a sort of updated "Whole Earth Catalog"
Brian is leading a discussion about Money - the money system, rather than the difficulty we have in trying to get enough of it. So the topic is money - how it works, why the current system causes many of the problems we face, and (hopefully) how the
Please have a look at the article, Artificial Intelligence, and add your thoughts and comments. Thank you!
Brian was offering to lead a discussion about money, the major problems, and what might be done about them. But Covid has got in the way. We are working on an alternative subject - please let us have your suggestion. As always, everyone is welcome
There was a lot more we could have said last month about the subject of 'Identity', so we may well come back to it in a few months. One specific aspect which seems worth looking at in more detail is the way in which our identity, the tribes we belon
Please have a look at Mark's recent article, 'Identity - who are we?' (https://just-human.net/articles/identity-who-are-we). As always, everyone is invited; please contact Paul if you don't have the access details.
Details to be decided...
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Talk about faith and rationality often involves (and, I suggest, is generally side-tracked by) references to the 'leap of faith' which is commonly associated with Kierkegaard - so can we avoid the pitfalls? And, while we are on the subject, why is i
Brian has circulated links to the book, and to several critical articles. The chapters are fairly stand-alone, so you can pick and choose the aspects you are most interested in, if you don't have time to read the whole thing. Or we will summarise w
One of the topics we touched on in a recent discussion was the pressure we all feel to conform to the views of our social group. Steve offered to spell out something of what that feels like, using global warming as a worked example.
Steve sent me a s
When I was growing up in the 60s, the world faced many problems, but in most areas we could see progress was being made. These days, it often feels like the world is going backwards. Facts are clearly not enough, so what can we do to change hearts an
