tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425913358406411941.post7568507397697855307..comments2023-07-11T10:20:40.454+01:00Comments on Tessera: Skeptics Versus ReligionTKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02054609141955914429noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425913358406411941.post-57603276514841002672012-05-31T21:21:18.277+01:002012-05-31T21:21:18.277+01:00I would love to have the opportunity to engage in ...I would love to have the opportunity to engage in intelligent and reasoned debate in the pub, but the last time I tried that in my local I was lynched for practising witchcraft and interrupting the karaoke! Maybe I should leave the Shire and catch the next charabanc to that London? <br /><br />Why not be political? Not much point in being a Skeptic otherwise, other than to pose and vent hot air - fun but mostly pointless! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425913358406411941.post-41697111716073911972012-05-29T15:09:09.517+01:002012-05-29T15:09:09.517+01:00Why should Skeptics in the Pub bear any social res...Why should Skeptics in the Pub bear any social responsibility? We're nerds in a pub, albeit several groups of nerds around the world, some of which are rather large groups, but it's a weekday evening in a pub where we can have a pint and get into a debate (or just meet someone a bit famous and clever). It's not our job to tackle religion or politics or healthcare, but that some of us try to is credit to the high calibre of good looking and intelligent individuals who come to our events.<br /><br />I'm all for engaging and empowering people to change things for the better when we can, and even give a platform to people whose ideas we are sympathetic to (or are biased towards!) but there are other organisations that already exist who can challenge dogma, policy, alternative medicine and anything else they fancy. I'd rather be in a position to host talks by those who are able to point people in a better direction to fix a grand cause than to take on the task (and impending responsibility) from the comfort of my local pub.<br /><br />I say let skeptics just be skeptical and political if they fancy it.<br /><br />CxCarmenegohttp://www.carmenego.comnoreply@blogger.com