Meet other local atheists, freethinkers, rationalists, and agnostics. This meetup group is related to the Rationalist Society of Saint Louis, founded in 1948 to create rational community. We meet almost weekly, to share support and freethinking through discussions, presentations, and events. We know that all the currently popular gods don't exist - so, how do you live your life in light of that knowledge? Looking for a comfortable place to be open and honest about what you really think? This is …

We are atheists who understand the need for progressive political activism to solve global problems like environmental destruction, starvation, senseless wars, and the violation of human rights. We see organized religions, and other movements based on irrational faith, as detrimental and, while we share the political views of many believers, we see that it is time to stop relying on "gods" and start finding real and practical solutions to global problems.

Meet other local freethinkers to socialize and discuss philosophy, politics, ethics, religion, current events and anything else that interests you.

This is the Meetup group for the Skeptical Society of St. Louis and is open to anyone who would like to meet others interested in examining and challenging the extraordinary claims of religion, the paranormal, alternative medicine, cryptozoology, creationism, UFOs and all other areas of fringe and pseudo-science. We promote critical thinking, education, and the rigorous application of the tools of science for the critical examination of these areas. We are not debunkers but just people who think …

What ARE alternative beliefs? In this, the 21st Century, we have come a long way when it comes to opening people's eyes to different realities, and still more POSSIBLE realities. With new science facts, and "facts of life"-styles, we are able to be seen as GOOD PEOPLE despite of our spiritual and religious beliefs, gender and sexual orientations, alternative health, peace, new art styles, and even wisdom coming from questioning and awareness of the metaphysical and cosmological discoveries light …

This is a meetup group dedicated to exploring the ideas discussed on Less Wrong. You don't have to have read the blog before joining the group. You just have to be interested in trying to upgrade your rationality. Thinking and deciding are central to our daily lives. The Less Wrong community aims to gain expertise in how human brains think and decide, so that we can do so more successfully. We use the latest insights from cognitive science, social psychology, probability theory, and decision the …