PHILOSOPHY DISCUSSION GROUP FOR 50+ FOLKS

This is going to be smoking! The main topic is Zen Koans, then we talk about Binary (black and white) thinking, then Hegel's dialectic (using binary thinking to win friends and influence people). It sounds WEIRD but it will ALL MAKE SENSE! And it will be REALLY FUN! You WILL BE JOYFUL! And pleasingly content!

The SALAD part of the meal:
Questions:
Why do we converse? And, as a note, isn’t that a bizarre question?
The Nietzsche Thesis:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX4Yl3Nn-nA](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmtelemetry.appspot.com/em_OCcAijOxXH8osPYY5MJV?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DyX4Yl3Nn-nA&key=2d83bcbea988e83c86803fff6223eb58629abd3b "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmtelemetry.appspot.com/em_OCcAijOxXH8osPYY5MJV?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DyX4Yl3Nn-nA&key=2d83bcbea988e83c86803fff6223eb58629abd3b") 2min
Why do we converse?
Nietzsche's Will to Truth and Will to Power: what or who does it make you think of?
Our different brains:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4nMzD1OmDE](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmtelemetry.appspot.com/em_OCcAijOxXH8osPYY5MJV?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DV4nMzD1OmDE&key=df290b157224dde95faf353fb5a1678469b06c1a "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmtelemetry.appspot.com/em_OCcAijOxXH8osPYY5MJV?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DV4nMzD1OmDE&key=df290b157224dde95faf353fb5a1678469b06c1a") 2min

THE MAIN ENTREE:
Zen Koans:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8FmyFD7ESY](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmtelemetry.appspot.com/em_OCcAijOxXH8osPYY5MJV?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dx8FmyFD7ESY&key=678688b76d05ab66602a747d6ca07c2064eb6954 "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmtelemetry.appspot.com/em_OCcAijOxXH8osPYY5MJV?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dx8FmyFD7ESY&key=678688b76d05ab66602a747d6ca07c2064eb6954") 3min
Why do koans use strange or confusing stories to teach?
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p5Oi4wPVVo](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmtelemetry.appspot.com/em_OCcAijOxXH8osPYY5MJV?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9p5Oi4wPVVo&key=31ec0eff96ae1ae5f1cef582b6b5fcf8398aed0c "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmtelemetry.appspot.com/em_OCcAijOxXH8osPYY5MJV?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9p5Oi4wPVVo&key=31ec0eff96ae1ae5f1cef582b6b5fcf8398aed0c") 5min
Why do koans use paradox instead of explanation?
Binary Thinking:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WbnuKGRYnA](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmtelemetry.appspot.com/em_OCcAijOxXH8osPYY5MJV?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D7WbnuKGRYnA&key=8ce38bded9e470b6e94de67b3a06e8612afae8ab "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmtelemetry.appspot.com/em_OCcAijOxXH8osPYY5MJV?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D7WbnuKGRYnA&key=8ce38bded9e470b6e94de67b3a06e8612afae8ab") 5min
The Illusion of Either/Or: Can Two Opposites Be True?

Dialectics:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmXZRTQwEy8](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmtelemetry.appspot.com/em_OCcAijOxXH8osPYY5MJV?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXmXZRTQwEy8&key=bc4e186001bf6f896a9d74f5847d348596c594e6 "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmtelemetry.appspot.com/em_OCcAijOxXH8osPYY5MJV?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXmXZRTQwEy8&key=bc4e186001bf6f896a9d74f5847d348596c594e6") 5min
Hegel's Dialectic:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCXghtImTZw](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmtelemetry.appspot.com/em_OCcAijOxXH8osPYY5MJV?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DnCXghtImTZw&key=0921241f730b2474d5634c60218c99450d51d360 "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmtelemetry.appspot.com/em_OCcAijOxXH8osPYY5MJV?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DnCXghtImTZw&key=0921241f730b2474d5634c60218c99450d51d360") 4min

Anyway, I PROMISE this will be fun! We'll have a great discussion or two! Then Happy Hour at El Cholo!
Even though few MeetUp people sign up, we typcally get 20-30 people in the discussion group. Here's the scoop. When you are over 50 years old, lots of weird and strange things happen and it's a great time to think about WHAT IT ALL MEANS.

In this discussion group, we will discuss a variety of philosophy topics, and try to understand how they affect our lives.

This will be low key: lots of talking, not much lecturing, and the concepts will be made easy. It will be FUN! I promise or your money back! Except it's free anyway!

We'll talk about cool things like Plato's allegory of the cave, the Myth of Sisyphus, and ALL SORTS of topics. Ovens will be available so we can BAKE OUR OWN PHILOSOPHY! I mean, conceptually.