This is a series of workshops designed to enhance your natural psychic, mediumistic, and intuitive abilities - even if you believe you don't have them! I am a trained psychic detective, medium, medical intuitive, paranormal investigator and energy healer. I am also an attorney, specialized in securities litigation, and have a special appreciation for logic, reason and evidence. I graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University and cum laude on Law Review from Pace University School of Law. …

Are you tired of dealing with people imposing their superstitions on you? Do you need a break form the irrational? Then join a group of skeptical individuals for an evening of food, drink and skepticism! In the spirit of Robert Green Ingersoll we will meet up on the thirteenth of every month and will not be afraid to break mirrors, spill salt, and in general throw our irrational fears to the wind! So come out and toast reason, logic, and critical thinking!

We’re a discussion group with a focus on rationality, philosophy, science, technology, skepticism and ethics. We choose members who are friendly, intellectually curious, intelligent, non-religious, and rationally-minded – meaning that we’re more interested in figuring out the truth together than in proving ourselves right, or in arguing for the sake of arguing. Our members are young, almost all in the range of 20 to 35 years old. Our meetings are usually informal group discussions at someone’s a …

The hype surrounding Big Data and Data Science is at a fever pitch with promises to solve the world's business and social problems, large and small. How accurate or misleading is this message? How is it helping or damaging people, and which people? What opportunities exist for data nerds and entrepreneurs that examine the larger issues with a skeptical view? This Meetup focuses on mathematical, ethical, and business aspects of data from a skeptical perspective. Guest speakers will discuss the mi …

"It seems to me what is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most skeptical scrutiny of all hypotheses that are served up to us and at the same time a great openness to new ideas." -Carl Sagan We are a collection of open minded thinkers interested in ideas about truth and existence. We are interested in examining the human experience through science, religion, philosophy, and story telling to address the big questions in life. We respect all points of view and …

we often claim ourselves as atheist, agnostic, secular humanist, environmental activist, feminist, skeptic, confusionist, pro-choice, sex-positive, socialist and so on. But, often we refuse to apply our faith in action, when others do. This group will discuss how to apply our faith into real world decision makings as a student, father, single, couple, grand father, grand mother, worker, employee, employer, corporation, enterprenure, priest, teacher, professional, mother, single parent, gay, lesb …

Get up to date information about dates, times, and locations for all those Richies List events. The List is for events that have to do with Atheists, Skeptics, Philosophers, Brights, Humanists, agnostics, freethinkers, secularists, and those who want to build community without worshipping. Join Richies list to get info on all other like groups. Join us for Fridays Drinking With Atheists, DWA.

Meet other local atheists, agnostics, humanists, skeptics, and other freethinkers. Gather to discuss beliefs, philosophies, current events--and make new friends.

This aim of this group is to raise awareness and stir action among the humanists, atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, and other like-minded citizens in Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam Counties.

We have have two alternating meetups every Thursday for people who have left or are leaving Christianity, as well as occasional fun get-togethers. In everything, we mostly do two things: Provide a kind and thoughtful community for people who are leaving or who have left Christianity. You may find that this is the one place where people not only understand your struggles and isolation, but also get your communion wafer jokes. Engage in serious but OPEN conversation about theological, philosophic …

We are a group of young professionals in New York City who meetup to have a good time with fellow atheists!

We are a society of humanists, most of whom live in the Greater Hartford area.  We organize social events, discussion groups, meetings with guest speakers, outdoor activities, and philanthropic endeavors.  As a community, we seek to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.

Welcome to the Reasonable New York meetup site. http://reasonablenewyork.com/members for more information, and to sign-up with one of our many member organizations' meetups and websites.

Muslim-ish: searching for truth, rejecting false idols, and fighting for freedom Who are we? We are a group of Ex-Muslims and Muslims of varying degrees of religiosity. What do we want? We want to find the truth, no matter what it is, and fight for our right to follow it. We want to create a safe place for people to exchange thoughts and ideas that we were taught not to talk about. We want to support each other and help each other deal with family questions and formulate answers. We want to gi …

Bright's are people whose ethics and world view are naturalistic and wish to identify themselves as Brights. Read this: http://www.the-brights.net/vision/essays/futrell_geisert_period.html * * *

Meet others with an interest in the paranormal and other unexplained phenomena. Whether you are sensitive or skeptic, veteran or novice, you are bound to enjoy yourself with our meetups! We can also be found at http://www.myhouseishaunted.org Start a discussion, ask questions, be skeptical, be a believer, but above all - participate in the conversation! If you have any ideas where the group can go and visit too, post them on the site!

Tour the universe.  Drop in any week.  The universe is a big place, but my class is ongoing, and I am up to the challenge.  It takes 2-3 years for me to do a round trip.  With live links to the Wide World Web as my in-class resource, I have an unlimited supply of mind expanding pictures and movies to discuss.  Plus digital universe simulations that I run of the Earth's place in the galaxy, and the galaxy's place in the universe.  For example, on the tour of the Universe, we started in close, zoo …

Welcome to the New York City branch of the Center for Inquiry (CFI). The mission of the Center for Inquiry is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, free inquiry, and humanist values. The Center for Inquiry-New York City sponsors leading thinkers for lectures and panel discussions on science, philosophy, and religion; supports local community events and campus groups; works with media and opinion makers; and hosts the Center's mission to the United Nations. For more information, …

ATHEISTS GROUP WHOSE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. FOR DETAILS: WWW.NYC-ATHEISTS.ORG

We meet at the Sony Plaza at 550 Madison (between 55th and 56th) every first Saturday of the month at 2pm. We talk about why our best logic, experience, physics, (yes, even quantum mechanics) psychology and neuroscience all point to the inescapable conclusion that human beings DO NOT have a free will; we have a predetermined, causal will. What makes free will impossible?  Logically, because everything happens for a reason, and every reason has a prior reason.  Experientially, the simple fact tha …

Philosophy and Our Lives is a NYC meetup that dwells in the tension between individual life that is lived for the first time, and civilization as a shared creation over generations. Can philosophy be of any value to our being in this world? We read and discuss the uniqueness of the present moment - the philosophy of our time - through the lens of thinkers such as Nietzsche, Camus, Sartre, Adorno, De Beauvoir, Benjamin, Kant, Kierkegaard, Spinoza, Husserl, Habermas, Levinas, Kafka, Althusser, Bub …

The world is awakening to the fact that free will is an illusion. Our group is about using this powerful truth to enhance our personal lives. If what we do is not really up to us, how does this change the way we see and react to each other and ourselves? If we can't logically blame or credit each other for anything, how do we evaluate and respond to what we do? If we're merely actors, and not the authors, of our acts, who are we really as human beings? These are just some of the questions we'll …

Ascension Church is an emerging faith community in the Forest Hills area of Queens and seeks to be an intellectually-engaging and spiritually-edifying resource for the community to connect individuals and families to God through the gospel (good news) of Jesus Christ. We wish to be the church for believers, seekers, skeptics, strugglers, and those who rarely or occasionally attend church. Visit our website for more information about our church, Sunday worship services, and programs and activitie …

People work - it's a part of life. But with rampant unemployment, layoffs, low- and no-paying internships, and the constant connectivity of smartphones a gulf has developed between our perceptions of how work should be and the demanding reality. Whether your full time job is in a cubicle, at a coffee shop, or pounding the pavement handing out resumes, you are welcome here. Our goal is to discuss our circumstances, how we deal with them, and develop a better understanding of the kind of world we …

The NYC Futurist Group is a discussion group for people interested in future events, societal trends, and technology innovations.

I started this group because someone very close to me is a cutter. She is too close to me to help her, in fact, which is an irony many healer types face with issues of family members. I'm a professional health educator (master degree plus certifications) and I use and teach techniques that are extremely effective in eliminating phobias, addictions, obsessions and compulsions. I decided if I cannot help her directly, perhaps I can help others struggling to quit cutting or any other anxiety-based …

Welcome, Less Wrong/Overcoming Bias, New York - New York, NY is for Thinkers. It is for those who think rationally (or who think they can think rationally), those who are interested in improving their thinking and are not afraid of having their thoughts and ideas explored and challenged. Anyone who is interested in rationality, honest inquiry and the free uncensored exchange of ideas should come to these meetups. Below are a few websites about thinking, rationality, honest inquiry and the free …

There are many "social" groups on this website, but suburbia offers few worthwhile opportunities to truly unearth like-minded people.  Less is more, so I would like to assemble a small group of people who relate to most of the following ideals: 1) You're a lifelong learner, intellectually curious, and motivated to learn things. Therefore, you're growing and evolving, and are rarely bored.  Engagement is the sine qua non of contentment. 2) You think for yourself. You're a critical thinker with re …