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[close] A group dedicated to critical thinking and rational beliefs. No topic is beyond discussion, all beliefs should be challenged. Nothing is Sacred!

[close] This group has the intention to promote an in-person virtual meetup that occurs at regular intervals at https://www.meetup.com/learn-contemplate-discuss/. If you are someone who wants to expand their understanding of the world, in part by reading or listening to interesting topics, this may be the right place to be. This group has been created with the express idea of being a place to exchange thoughts, most likely about a book/topic (which will be selected based on its availability in multiple formats, for those that prefer to engage either through listening or reading/watching), but this is somewhat flexible. If you decide to join, as a member, you will be given plenty of notice to obtain and contemplate the material. Then during the regular meetups you can put forward your questions, interpretations, and any criticisms of the material for that session. Please consider participating if you like to explore ideas (yours and other peoples), and are interested to have an open discussion with folks that are also interested in thinking about concepts from multiple angles. Note: If you are looking to beat people down with your strong opinions, this is probably not the place for you. Looking forward to hearing what you have bouncing around in your brain. :)

[close] Tante letture a tema e sfide sempre nuove e originali. Unisciti a noi e al nostro obiettivo: leggere, divertirsi, ma soprattutto rilassarsi! ❤

[close] Click HERE for the latest group announcements. "It reminded me of ____ but in space." "I read ____ in high school, and actually liked it." "It's like a cross between ____ and ____ with a little Harry Potter thrown in." "YOU'VE NEVER READ ____?!?" You know the drill. Your friends reference it, your husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend/"sort of thing?" raves about it, even your favorite movies quote it, or it IS your favorite movie but you've never read the book. This group is for those of us for whom one of the following may apply... - we have finally developed a taste for reading and are severely behind on classics; - we kindaaa, sortaaa, but actually slept through English class in high school and used Sparknotes/Hollywood remakes to write our book reports; - we buy a book that everyone is talking about and it sits on our shelf, and sits there... and sits there; - we've heard the hype and are finally getting around to reading the actual book; - we want to expand our horizons beyond the single genre we usually read and want to do so with some time-tested material; - we just plain old want to get everyone off our backs for not having read _____. Every month we'll choose three books to read: 1) a classic (that everyone has probably read but us), 2) a "modern" classic or popular book that everyone is talking about, and 3) a bookshelf catch-up in which we choose a book the group has already read to catch-up with other members.