What we’re about
YOU! If you’re new to town, if you’re looking for awesome people to hang out with, if you’re bored, if you want new friends, if you just want to meet someone at a bar so you aren’t alone, or if you want someone to go watch that movie with you that you’re ashamed to tell all your real friends you want to watch — then join this group. This group is for anyone who wants to make connections.
We (the organizers) do pre-plan some things but this an INTERACTIVE group. Once you join, you are given the role of "event organizer" so you can add your own events at any time.
Something pops up that you want to do, even last minute, and you want someone to join you: come here and post it. Dinner on Thursday night and it’s already noon? Maybe someone else wants to come. Life is about connections and being in a new place, starting new friendships or building existing ones can be hard. We are trying to make it easier.
Plus, maybe someone will join you and you won’t have to spend the night alone playing Sims 3 and drinking. (But hey, if you want to do that, no judgement here.)
Seriously though: this group is for people who want to be around people, do something with your day, and hopefully meet some cool new friends along the way to hang out with.
**Note: If the organizers get feedback that any events are inappropriate or someone is made to feel uncomfortable, this status is revoked and you will be removed from the group. Don't be a creeper, and this isn't a dating site. No one has time for that.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Thinking & Drinking: Rule or Be RuledThe Patriarch Craft Beer House & Lawn, Edmond, OK
Prompt: Rule or Be Ruled
Aristotle once wrote in his work, Politics: “From the hour of their birth, some are marked out for subjection, others for rule.”
This idea—that one group of people is destined or entitled to rule over others—appears again and again throughout history, in empires, monarchies, and even modern governments.
- Do you think it is possible for humanity to exist without rulers?
- Why do you think Aristotle (and many others) believed that some people are “born to rule” while others are “born to be ruled”?
- If so, does this conflict with the principle that "all men are created equal"? Why or why not?
- If certain people are "born to rule" does that, by default, mean others are "born to be ruled"?
- Why do you think the same concept reappears across different cultures and times, even after revolutions?
- American society tends to tell children "you can be anything you want to be." Is this genuine, in light of these human feelings on hierarchy?
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Not Aristotle, apparently, but we like the quote anyway.
Thinking & Drinking is put on by Chisholm Creek Academy, but you don’t need to be affiliated with the school to join us! We are cross-posted with A Book Walks Into A Bar (the best book club in the area, join them too!) and usually host between 8-14 people per discussion. Actively seeking new discussion members!
ALL ARE WELCOME. The whole concept is to discover new ideas, so you'll hear things that oppose your viewpoint. Sometimes, it's even on purpose (devil's advocate). So, if you do not like being questioned, this may not be the group for you. Also, please note, we have a ZERO TOLERANCE policy on hate speech.
Finally, if you've never tried this kind of thing, don't worry, just jump in! The water (and the wine!) is fine! We love meeting new people with new ideas!
