Does AI (Artificial Intelligence) represent a threat, not only to white collar workers and professionals, but now also to artists? Or does it represent a unique opportunity to create and innovate using new AI tools? Should we be scared or excited about the changes this new technology will bring?
“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.” Joseph Joubert
Dine, Discuss, and Debate in a friendly environment!
We'll be discussing the widely acclaimed Sum: Forty tales from the afterlives by David Eagleman at our next book club meeting. Join us for a lively and stimulating discussion with like-minded people in a relaxed atmosphere.
“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.” Joseph Joubert
Dine, Discuss, and Debate in a friendly environment!
Following the success of our Lunchtime Debating Club in Reading we've agreed to hold an evening event in Windsor. Come along and join in the discussion.
At our next meeting we'll be discussing the following articles:
* The Evolutionary Origins of Morality by David Good
* Why do the increasing levels of inequality in the Western World present a threat to political stability? by Roger Heppleston
Come and join Reading Humanists for a Summer Pub Social. This is an open event, all welcome. It's an opportunity to meet and discuss with like-minded people in a relaxed and friendly environment.
Richy Thompson has unfortunately come down with a fever overnight and is unable to join us in Reading. So, our meeting tonight will not take place. We will try to rearrange the meeting. Apologies to those who had planned to attend tonight.
Join us for our popular Lunchtime debating Club for an afternoon of friendly conversation whilst dining at a local restaurant.
Our next meeting will discuss two articles:
- Is Preaching Ever the Right Thing to Do? by Nick Green
- Naming Secular Liberal Humanism by Roger Heppleston
Join us for a lively and stimulating discussion with like-minded people in a relaxed atmosphere. Our next book choice is Hex by Jenni Fagan. It's a work of historical fiction re-telling the true story of Geillis Duncan who was hanged as a witch in Edinburgh in 1591.
Karl Marx famously described religion as the "Opium of the People". Was he right? Join us for a discussion of the nature of religion, how did it come about, and what role has it played in society. Alan Montgomery, chair of Reading Humanists, will lead a discission of whether this holds true, or if there is another way to understand religion.
We're delighted to have Terry Dixon (who organises Terry's Reading Walkabouts) to give us a guided tour of Reading's Radical Thinkers and Reformers. Come and join us for a wonderful opportunity to find out about some of the people from Reading who have made significant contributions to making the world a better place. All Welcome.
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