The daily lives of most of us are full of things that keep us busy and preoccupied with mundane concerns. We miss the sacred, so every now and then we find ourselves drawing-back and wondering what is it all about. And then. perhaps we may internally begin exploring perennial questions that we don't normally stop to examine. This can happen with regard to any aspect of our lives. This study group is deliberately designed for those among us who are curious, enthusiastic, non-judgemental, and wond …

Introducing Stories & Spirits: a book club for booze lovers. We are two book lovers who enjoy the diversity and vibrance of New York's bar scene. So we're starting a book club that takes full advantage of it! We will discuss books in bars that reflect their themes, historical contexts, and cultural heritages. Think Drown at La Marina in Washington Heights. Or The Tiger's Wife at KGB Bar in the East Village. The Museum of Innocence at ilili in the Flatiron District. Or even Blood Meridian at Honk …

This group will meet one Sunday per month. Participants will discuss a philosophical issue/problem of their own selection at each meeting. No prior experience with philosophy is required. We will be a mix of people, most with no background in philosophy, some who have had some exposure to philosophy (such as those who majored in philosophy in college), and a few philosophy scholars (philosophy grad students and professors).

This meetup is for people who are enthusiastic about capitalism as a system. Libertarians, market-oriented Democrats, Republicans, and Independents are welcome. This is not a Tea-Party meetup. We do not support "starve the beast" as a political strategy, and feel that should significant tax cuts come, they should be after we have been running a budget surplus for years, sufficient to pay down the national debt to less than 70% of GDP. Tax increases should not be off the table. This meetup is abo …

Everything about Music. We will meet once in two-three weeks to talk about music's pleasure, harmony, philosophy, and neuroscience. A special topic will be the visualization of melodic space. Music lovers, moviemakers, and computer virtuosos are welcome to discuss their ideas about music’s images. Wednesday 7PM

Welcome to the New York City branch of the Center for Inquiry (CFI). The mission of the Center for Inquiry is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, free inquiry, and humanist values. The Center for Inquiry-New York City sponsors leading thinkers for lectures and panel discussions on science, philosophy, and religion; supports local community events and campus groups; works with media and opinion makers; and hosts the Center's mission to the United Nations. For more information, …

This group will meet periodically as interesting events (museum exhibits, literary events, music, film, theater, etc) come up. The idea for this group is that participants will meet before the event, at a nearby cafe or diner, to get to know each other and then attend the event together. Occasionally, we may also go out afterward for coffee or a drink to have fun and discuss our ideas. RSVPs may be limited for some events. There will be a nominal charge (nonrefundable) for each event, primarily …

I like to watch documentary films. I am sure there are others who are like me in this regard! Therefore, this group is for people who love to see documentary films and discuss/share ideas. I don't know about you but the reason I like documentaries because they help me to connect the dots of my understanding. They help me to see, hear and read at the same time. Reading, traveling, writing etc. can serve similar purpose but watching well-made documentaries can be highly effective plus comparativel …

Truth is at best partial, at worst error. We are at best explorers, at worst believers. If we desire to fully grow we must keep exploring. . .  Welcome Explorers! (And curious believers too!) This is a group for exploring and testing each other's new ideas, and for the potential of creating even more together! As a starting point we'll discuss the possibility of: A natural morality based on our passion's values; A politics that roots out resentment so we can enjoy a unified diversity; And a cult …

Have you ever just been in awe when reading words that felt so real, so alive that hit you right in the gut? Have you ever wondered where a word came from, how somebody could use them so poetically? I want to have good times, sitting around a table with some good food, good wine and great conversation, talking about words, phrases, old adages, idioms, argots and vernaculars.

Want to meet other INTJs? INTJs are the rarest (1-2% of general population) and perhaps the least understood of the MBTI personality types. Able to deliver opinions of devastating honesty and absorb criticism with absolutely no blow to their egos, INTJs may find certain business or social situations confusing due to the host of trivial small talk and tribal rituals that mask these situations. Deep inside our grey matter however are competing models of the world fighting for supremacy through w …

This is a group for people interested in face to face real contact with others for the purpose of building relationships premised on being real and yourself. We use methods of process-oriented psychology to explore subjects which are normally difficult to tackle, such as shyness, anxiety, desire, self-esteem, etc. Our meetings include facilitated dialog, body-oriented and movement exercises, improvisation and role-play, dreaming and art. These are alcohol-free events. We welcome all favors of cu …

Explore. Think. Learn. Wonder & Wander. This group has a teacher. Name: New York City. Curriculum: Seeing new perspectives. Noticing beauty in often overlooked things. Testing your patience in a post office line. Ending up in a fascinating conversation with a passing stranger.  Finding patterns in sidewalk trees. Hearing new perspectives from some of New York's most interesting teachers, artists, and guerrilla philosophers. ............................................ LIFELABS NY is a meet u …

You know who you are. You're the one who sees big things in 'little' things, the one thinking all the time. For many, thinking amounts to work. For a few, thinking is fun. For you though, thinking is food. Your friends like you but are not likely, like you. You may even be considered a genius by others but not to yourself. You see yourself as a deep thinker and thrive in rich conversations. This group is established to bring together people who enjoy deep thought and the huge realizations that …

This group is a social experiment to see how many good looking people out there are actually geeks in disguise :) Just kidding(or are we). This group aims to offer an environment for uber individuals who like stimulating excursions - mentally & physically. We only have one rule: that the members use their super sexy geek powers for good only. Please apply and join in on the fun!

Are you a small business owner? Do you do marketing for your company? If so, then this group is for you. Gone are the days of simply posting a shingle or an advertisement in your local paper, now there is Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Linkedin and more. Do these topics confuse you? Are you not sure about how to utilize these avenues to bring in more business? This group is here to rescue you. The group will feature informative and interactive workshops on social media as well as informal get tog …

The Breakdown: We read good books. We're looking for other intellectually curious, like-minded 20somethings (a vague guideline) in Astoria (another vague guideline) to read them with us, share some food, drink, and sweet convo. The Criteria For Choosing Said Good Books: Magical language (with a healthy dash of magical realism), fresh voices (love a debut) irreverent to painfully relevant, growing up, growing old, dying, coming back to life, urban culture to Southern idyllicy, savory books that y …

Math is the original liberal art, the first stop on any intellectual journey to understand a little more about the world. It's about trying to answer questions, not because they've been assigned out of some dusty textbook, but because the question itself is interesting and the attempt is more interesting still. It's about learning for the sake of learning, studying for the sake of studying. This group is about math for math's sake. The School of Mathematics was founded to cultivate a natural an …

Are you a hard working dynamic young individual who works hard, plays hard and.......Prays hard!!?. Are you tired of the same old activities in church - the church dance and potluck with Sister Agatha? Do you want a place or a crew you can discuss Beyoncé's or Lil'Wayne's new song and then switch it up to have an intellectual conversation about why David and Moses where the true hustlers of their day? Do you want a place where you can testify without feeling like the only prophet in the room? Th …