FFFF

je l'ai trouve sur l'internet. je pense que j'y vais.

FFFF stands for first filipino free thinkers forum.

the meet was a success in the sense that a lot of free thinkers turned up and it did not deteriorate to an emotionally charged debate as i had thought and feared about in my head. it was a meet (a fellowship as one puts it) of different types of none believers -- free thinkers, atheists, deists, pantheists (?), agnostics, former born again christians, former INC members, people who are fed up with dogma.

we are libertins as i would like to call ourselves. the people spoke with eloquence, passion, and realism (mixed with hope of things to change for the better). and better i mean the country to be more scientific, more secular. i sat down and i knew that i was among well read individuals.

three topics that i remembered being talked about:

(1) that ffff is going to be a social club that promotes rational thinking, science, and free discourse. i am looking forward to the next meetings where supposedly there would be a speaker (a scientist?) and open forum with the audience.

(2) the rift between atheists.

(3) what is a practical atheist and the lies perpetuated by religious groups about atheists.

Brainstorming and Planning Meetup de Filipino Freethinkers de Red

Date: Sunday, Feb 1, 2009
Time: 2PM to 5PM
Place: Starbucks top floor Shangri-la Mall in EDSA, Mandaluyong