“ The meetups I've joined so far are atheist and Buddhist. This is not a contradiction. In Buddhism, gods are irrelevant and, if they exist, are subject to the same suffering (with the same way out of it) as humans. ”

“ I have a BA in philosophy from the University of Vermont. Just moved to Ithaca, NY and I am interested in meeting new people and getting involved with meet-ups! ”

“ For my wife and I, our lives have changed radically since the birth of our son. The ways in which we meet people have changed, and MeetUp seems like a great new way to improve our social connections. ”

“ Just being happy here in reality. Come join me. ”

“ Teacher - Amateur Musician - Atheist (NOT necessarily in that order!) ”

“ I sit at home reading Libertarian and Objectivist literature. I wouldn't mind actually doing something for a change. I'm also an Atheist and a Skeptic... ”

“ I'm a warm-hearted cynical elitist, a good-listener, arrogant, outgoing and reclusive, interested in making friends but not sure how to find them. ”

“ Interested in starting a skeptic group in the Binghamton/Vestal area to provide another perspective from the psychic, woo-woo area influence. ”

“ I'd like to get out an meet other like-minded people. It'd be a nice break from mowing the lawn. ”

“ Looking for a Parents Without Partners group, and stumbled on this group in the Ithaca Journal. Amazed to find a group exists in Elmira! Looking forward to meeting like-minded people. ”

“ My partner and I are new to the Ithaca area. We are looking forward to meeting other wiccans. ”

“ This would be really great if we could get some interest in this area. L. ”

“ parent of young children. Sometimes it's nice to talk activism and not get shunned. Feel free to use my local bb for this or any topic: www.meetinghouse.mindfodder.net ”