Welcome to the Hamilton Skeptics in the Pub meetup group.

Basically, what we do is gather at a pub and discuss whatever brand of "woo" takes your fancy over a beer (or lemonade). That's not all we do - sometimes there will be a discussion theme, guest speaker, or games for the critically-minded.

If you're after a social group of friendly, skeptical-thinking individuals, this could be the meetup for you!

This group is part of a larger, socially orientated group of skeptics. Details at http://skepticsinthepub.net.nz/

"A skeptic is one who prefers beliefs and conclusions that are reliable and valid to ones that are comforting or convenient, and therefore rigorously and openly applies the methods of science and reason to all empirical claims, especially their own. A skeptic provisionally proportions acceptance of any claim to valid logic and a fair and thorough assessment of available evidence, and studies the pitfalls of human reason and the mechanisms of deception so as to avoid being deceived by others or themselves. Skepticism values method over any particular conclusion."

- Dr. Steven Novella of The New England Skeptics and The Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast.