Happy Science is an international organisation with over 12 million members and temples and offices in over 70 countries. The founder of Happy Science is Master Ryuho Okawa who attained enlightenment in 1981 and awakened to his mission of bringing happiness to human-kind and creating a new age, the Golden Age. Since attaining enlightenment Master Okawa has published over 600 books and has had the best selling books in Japan for the past eight years. The purpose of this group is to spread the tea …

Welcome to the Auckland Skeptics in the Pub meetup group. This group is part of a larger, socially orientated group of skeptics. Details at http://skepticsinthepub.net.nz/ "A skeptic is one who prefers beliefs and conclusions that are reliable and valid to ones that are comforting or convenient, and therefore rigorously and openly applies the methods of science and reason to all empirical claims, especially their own. A skeptic provisionally proportions acceptance of any claim to valid logi …

Here is a chance to meet thoughtful people who feel passionately about the deep and meaningful things in life. The group invites like minded people to engage in lively discussion on a broad range of intellectual topics. Everyone is welcome - just bring your point of view and willingness to share it in a spirit of open mindedness, and a sense of humour. A gold coin donation at each meetup to cover meetup organiser fees will be appreciated. If you are just looking for a good argument, this group i …