The Dallas Philosophers Forum is dedicated to bringing philosophy, ideas, and intellectual discussion to an interested and educated audience in the DFW area. The philosophy lectures typically last between 30 and 50 minutes and the talks are followed by an open question-and-answer period which generates lively discussion. The philosophy talks are designed to be engaging and non-technical and thus they are enjoyable by the layperson or academician alike: Philosophy made user friendly. Group has be …

The purpose of our group is to meet up with other people who are interested in Theology and the study of religious faith, practice, and experience. Gather to discuss and debate all theological issues! Believers (of any religious persuasion), skeptics and unbelievers are all welcome. Our group is the original Theology group on Meetup.com.  Therefore, it is the oldest and one of the largest Theology meetup groups in the world.

Are you N? Then you've come to the right place! Based on the personality theory by Carl Jung and others through the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), we're a meetup group with a common MBTI personality trait: iNtuition (xNxx). Intuitives (N's) tend to be big-picture people who are imaginative, future-oriented, and enjoy discussing theories and abstract concepts, and they make up 15% (or less) of the population. Our group brings together N's across the Dallas metroplex, allowing them to make ne …

A.D.E.P.T. = Atheist Debate Effectiveness, Proficiency Training ... Creating Confident Atheist, Increasing Introspective Skills, and more... New Persuasion methods aligned with defeating objections or challenges... A focal Point for Collecting Theist Challenges and Rebuttals, and Atheist Responses. This Groups goal, is to create confident and capable Atheist and skeptics, who no longer find themselves feeling reluctant to engage in mature verbal exchanges with theist at any level of intensity. M …

Christopher Hitchens was a leading thinker who believed in evidence and reason rather than myth and the improbable. Educated at Oxford he became an American citizen before he died from cancer in 2011 at the young age of 61. His passing was a tremendous loss to our culture and those who believe in rationality and not fantasy. Some of his important books are, God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything and The Portable Atheist. Christopher may be seen on YouTube where there are numerous vide …

Want some Referrals, come and meet with us where we are constantly referring business with each other. Over $150,000 pass in referrals, just in one quarter of the year! This is set up for a Membership through the Northeast Tarrant Chamber. In order to be a member of the group you must become a member of our Chamber of Commerce.

This is a group for anyone interested in bringing political change to stop the Congo's Tragedy. In a country one-quarter the size of the U.S, a war rages that has lasted 12 years and costs eight million lives. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the east of the country in particular, has been described as the "rape capital of the world" and the prevalence and intensity of all forms of sexual violence has been described as the worst in the world. This is the deadliest war since Adolf Hitler …

The Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the Association for Psychological Type International (DFW APTi) was formed to promote the understanding, constructive use, and valuing of human differences through the study and application of Carl Jung’s theory of Psychological Type. We offer something for everyone, so whether you are a type "beginner" or a type "expert", join us and celebrate the difference we can make by using type in our lives, both personal and professional. What Do We Do? We are a voluntary …

Positive psychology is the science of happiness and well-being. Unlike traditional psychology which focuses on relieving human misery, positive psychology focuses on what makes life worth living and teaches us how to create lives full of meaning, purpose, fulfillment, satisfaction, achievement, and longevity. Positive Psychology seeks to create positive emotions, happiness, and well-being through the development of character strengths and virtues. It is a merger of philosophy, psychology, positi …

Welcome technology enthusiast of the Dallas areas. Whether you are a technology professional or a person interested, you will enjoy these meetups centered around new technologies useful to daily living. Pretty much anyone can join that isn't a jerk. The group is broad by design, the only goals of this group are to be interactive and allow technology enthusiasts to learn from each other, have questions answered, discover new useful tech, and hear stories that inspire. If you have recommendations …

This group is for single foodies in the Denton and surrounding areas that love to cook, bake, host dinner parties, socialize, network, eat or learn to cook. The group is definitely open to those that live farther away.

Fast-paced, fun, thought-provoking, social, local, global—Ignite is all of these and more. It’s a high-energy evening of 5-minute talks by people who have an idea—and the guts to get onstage and share it with their hometown crowd. Run by local volunteers who are connected through the global Ignite network, Ignite is a force for raising the collective IQ and building connections in each city. And, via streaming and archived videos of local talks, local Ignites share all that knowledge and passion …

This group is designed for IP managers, small business owners, investors, and inventors who want to network and learn more about protecting the technology, ideas, inventions and trade secrets of their companies. This group will have presentations and discussions relating to all areas of the intellectual property ("IP") protection process.  Some of the topics discussed are: Patents Trademarks IP Ownership Problems Best Practices for IP Owners and Inventors Mistakes Made by Small Companies …

This is a group for women to meet and discuss best-selling fiction (with a little chick-lit from time to time) while socializing with new and old friends in the Uptown area. We'll be meeting one evening a month to drink wine, eat a nice dinner (if you wish) and enjoy some laughs while we discuss our latest book. So take a break from your jobs, leave the family at home, and come join a great group of women once a month for some (hopefully intellectual) conversation and fun!

Meet other local amateur Philosophers from the Dallas area to discuss the world and what we know about it. We seek inspiration from various intellectual and cultural events in the DFW area and have exciting discussions.

This group is for families with advanced learner (gifted) children who live or attend school or home schooled in the North Texas School System. The mission of the group is to support the next generation of innovators and problem-solvers by educating parents on how best to address the special needs of their children. I am hoping to create fun activities for our kids as well as providing parent based meetups. Our message board contains discussions about parenting gifted kids, enrichment opportunit …