What we’re about
This group is for people who enjoy discussing interesting topics such as culture, history, philosophy, science, and religion. It is for those who are willing to question their own ideas and open to new and differing ideas.
As host, I will occasionally use Socratic irony; posing provocative questions to challenge your thinking and take you out of your comfort zone. If you are easily offended or overly sensitive, this might not be the forum for you.
Some meetings will be face-to-face on the North Shore of Auckland, while others will be online.
The in-person meetings are likely to be monthly on the North Shore of Auckland (probably near Smales Farm), at times to suit potential attendees (possibly Monday evening or weekend lunchtime).
The online meetings will use Microsoft Teams, which will work in a browser but will works better using the app, which you can download from:
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Upcoming events (3)
See all- Deep Thinkers - Online: "Where have all the good men gone / Are Boys Giving Up?"Link visible for attendees
Are we raising a lost generation of men? Is society failing young boys?
This discussion will be based on the recent Diary of A CEO podcast:
Young Men Are (Quietly) Giving Up...Here’s Why!Steven sits down with expert guests to explore the recently published ‘Lost Boys Report’. Scott Galloway is a member of the advisory council for the American Institute for Boys and Men and Professor of Marketing at the New York Stern School of Business. Logan Ury is a behavioural scientist turned dating coach and Director of Relationship Science at Hinge.
See Also:
Why Men Are Quietly Giving Up On Women - Louise PerryThe online meetings will use Microsoft Teams, which will work in a browser but will works better using the app, which you can download from:
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Get started with Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support - Auckland Deep Thinkers Online - "Multiculturalism"Link visible for attendees
Multiculturalism, the view that cultures, races, and ethnicities, particularly those of minority groups, deserve special acknowledgment of their differences within a dominant political culture.
Multiculturalism stands as a challenge to liberal democracy. In liberal democracies, all citizens should be treated equally under the law by abstracting the common identity of “citizen” from the real social, cultural, political, and economic positions and identities of real members of society.There are two primary objections to multiculturalism. One is that multiculturalism privileges the good of certain groups over the common good, thereby potentially eroding the common good in favour of a minority interest. National unity could become impossible if people see themselves as members of ethnic or racial groups rather than as citizens of a common country. The second is that multiculturalism undermines the notion of equal individual rights, thereby weakening the political value of equal treatment. Equal individual rights could be set aside or deprecated in favour of rights that are possessed by the group.
See also:
Multiculturalism - Diversity, Inclusion, Equality | Britannica
Multiculturalism: A Bad Idea | 5 Minute Videos | PragerU
Thomas Sowell - The Reality Of MulticulturalismThe online meetings will use Microsoft Teams, which will work in a browser but will works better using the app, which you can download from:
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For a guide see:
Get started with Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support
