Sober Philosophy: Sacrifice (Timed Dialogues by Mark)

sac·ri·fice
/ˈsakrəˌfīs/
noun
noun: sacrifice; plural noun: sacrifices

1. an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure.
   "they offer sacrifices to the spirits"
2. an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy.
   "we must all be prepared to make sacrifices"

This meeting will use the Timed Dialogues Format.

1. At the meeting's beginning we will divide up the discussion time by the number of participants plus one (for a buffer). A timer will be set for this amount of time.
2. Each participant in turn will lead a timed dialogue with any other participant they invite (including somone who previously invited them).
3. Any participant can decline a dialogue invitation.
4. The Dialogue Leader can make statements or ask questions, or interrupt or redirect the Dialogue Invitee at their discretion.
5. The Dialogue Invitee can state their own opinions only when asked by the Dialogue Leader, not Interrupt the Leader and acceed to the Dialogue Leader's interrumptions or redirections.
6. When the timer goes off the person speaking finishes their thought and then the Dialogue Leader rotates clockwise.

Symptom-free people with negligible blood-alcohol levels and the capacity to listen appreciably to diverse viewpoints are invited to participate. At the end of the meeting, participants will have an opportunity to nominate and vote on the topic for the following meeting.