Uncomfortable Truths

This week we will be riffing on what might be framed as 'uncomfortable truths', that is human behavioural patterns and cognitive strategies that might be considered to be universal, yet reluctant to admit to ourselves.
For example, taking pleasure at someone else's misfortune! The Germans went to the trouble of inventing a new word to describe it, but why do we experience schadenfreude? What might it say about us? Does it have an evolutionary purpose?
These and many other riddles will be up for discussion this Tuesday. Led by Mike

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We now meet upstairs: Please note plastic glasses only!
Please put your mobile aside for the duration! You are welcome to join in our discussion or just listen. If you want to Present a topic just have a chat with Peter next time. We need to pay for stuff, photocopying etc., so please make a donation of £3 if you are unwaged, £4 if you are waged. If we 'make' any money we give it to charity, (see messages). Looking forwards to seeing you Tuesday 7.30 for a prompt start.
Our rules
Whenever we engage in an intellectual discussion, our goal ought to be to converge on the truth.
We can all promote reason by changing the mores of intellectual discussion, so people treat their beliefs as hypotheses to be tested rather than slogans to be defended. Whilst you may disagree with some ideas, we are here to have a civilised debate. Support others to share the time.
To summarise: listen and be kind to each other.