This event is held online. (Click the button to join the Zoom meeting.) Does bad grammar make you cringe?  Ain’t it like the worst thing ever? Many of us would say yes to the first question, while cringing at the second.  Yet the question is actually quite controversial.  People ranging from a Banksy-like mystery man who …

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Ketogenic Diet! Low Fat Diet! Low Carb Diet! Paleo Diet! Atkins Diet! Intermittent Fasting! These are just a few of the almost too numerous to count weight-loss strategies being promoted today.  They all promise you’ll lose weight and be healthier if you follow their advice, much of which is mutually contradictory. We’ll look at what …

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Living Without Religion is a support group for those who are recovering or have recovered from religion. These people know your struggles, and can offer support. We will share experiences, resources, and solidarity to help deal with all the problems related to leaving religion and moving onward in your life. If you have left your …

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  Rake Beer Project - 500 W. Western Ave, Muskegon This month’s Skeptics in the Pub – Muskegon will meet at Rake Beer Project at 500 W. Western Ave in downtown Muskegon.  Rake Beer Project has beer (of course), along with coffee and other non-alcoholic drinks. You can order food from Topshelf Pizza next door …

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Join us for an exciting lecture on the exploration of how psychological mechanisms produce intuitions, beliefs, behaviors, and experiences that are misattributed as being unique outcomes of religious or spiritual influences. Luke Galen is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Grand Valley State University, USA. Learn more about him here. Event Location Calkins Science Center, Grand …

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*This month’s Skeptics in the Pub will be held at Founders Brewing (outdoors if weather permits).* Skeptics in the Pub, "Critical Thinking with a Pint," is an opportunity for nontheists to converse in a casual, fun atmosphere. Learn more about the international Skeptics in the Pub movement at skepticsinthepub.org. (We don't invite speakers, but rather …

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This event is held online. (Click the button to join the Zoom meeting.) Every time a budget cycle comes around there is much hand-wringing, wailing and gnashing of teeth over the U.S. government’s profligate ways and the growing national debt we will be dumping on our descendants, dooming them to lives of darkness and misery. (Never …

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This event is held online. (Click the button to join the Zoom meeting.) Living Without Religion is a support group for those who are recovering or have recovered from religion. These people know your struggles, and can offer support. We will share experiences, resources, and solidarity to help deal with all the problems related to leaving religion …

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Skeptics in the Pub Flint is held in a member's home on a rotating basis. See below for details. Skeptics in the Pub, "Critical Thinking with a Pint," is an opportunity for nontheists to converse in a casual, fun atmosphere. Learn more about the international Skeptics in the Pub movement at skepticsinthepub.org. (We don't invite …

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Science Fiction has long been a genre which has explored Humanist values. Join us as we read and discuss everything from classic sci-fi to newly published works. This month's book is Invisible Things by Mat Johnson. This event is free and open to the public. Donations appreciated, but not expected. You will find the group at …

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Cajun Cuisine by Us - 333 W Western Ave Suite B, Muskegon We’re trying something different! Café Inquiry Muskegon is now Skeptics in the Pub (Muskegon). We will meet at various pubs, bars, etc. Join us this month, at Cajun Cuisine by Us and enjoy the fellowship and free-flowing conversation. This restaurant is currently waiting for …

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