A Bright is a person whose ethics and actions are based on a naturalistic worldview, free of supernatural and mystical elements. Come along to meet other people with a similar outlook. For more information check out http://www.the-brights.net.

Meet other local Humanists, people who believe that we can find our own path by relying on scientific naturalism and a bit of common sense, without the need for supernatural guidance of any kind. This meetup group will try to advertise the events of the Humanist Society of Scotland (Edinburgh Group) to a wider audience.

A very good debate I recently had with a high-ranking Christian representative inspired me to launch this Meetup group. Most debates between Christians and Atheists are either highly philosophical ("What made existence come into existence?", "What triggered the Big Bang?", "Can we ever prove/disprove the existence of God?") or articulated around scientific inconsistencies in the Bible (miracles, as Christians would argue,) - In my experience though, these debates don't lead anywhere. In this Mee …