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New Meetup: Atheist Video Night - Thurs 22nd - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Atheist Video Night When: Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:30 PM Where: Tandem Voice Booth 78 Oxford Terrace Christchurch 03 3667281 Toby Ricketts Jul 7, 2010 11:29 PM
New Meetup: Atheist video night with special guest this Sunday - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Atheist video night with special guest this Sunday When: Sunday, June 20, 2010 7:00 PM Where: Tandem Voice Booth 78 Oxford Terrace Christc Toby Ricketts Jun 13, 2010 10:27 PM
One Year anniversary - Hey all, I just noticed that tonights gathering is the one year anniversary of SitP in New Zealand. It may be a good opportunity to work out what we got right, what we got wrong and where we should go from here. See you tonight if y Unifex May 31, 2010 2:10 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Thanks Ben, I only have time right now for a quick reply, after work sounds good idea to get the ball rolling. Shaun Waugh May 16, 2010 5:32 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Preview not available Daniel Neville May 15, 2010 11:41 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Daniel, I feel I've just about said my piece, and don't want to engage in a long defence of Muhammad or Islam. I don't bel Isaac Freeman May 15, 2010 11:26 PM
Forums - Hello all, It's great to see lively discussion going on here, but I just though I would point out that we have a great forum which Gold has set up on the skeptics in the pub website. This might be a better place for these kind of discussions. That w Richard Graham May 15, 2010 9:03 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - *sigh* Benjamin Wiseman May 15, 2010 5:42 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Preview not available Daniel Neville May 15, 2010 5:35 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Hi Shaun. I'm not sure I can do full justice to all your points, but wanted to reply to a few. On 15/05 Isaac Freeman May 15, 2010 4:50 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Yea but hey, let's face it. It's not like the Qu'ran is the only holy book to advocate evil. Also, where exactly does it advocate homosexuality in the afterlife? I'm not familiar with that one.  By the way, these may be link Benjamin Wiseman May 15, 2010 4:36 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Preview not available Daniel Neville May 15, 2010 4:19 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Shaun - I think you put it quite nicely and I couldn't agree more. And sure, I'd be keen to workshop with stencils! do you want to meet up sometime prior, perhaps after work? Is anyone else keen? (hope  you won't wind, I had to cut down your q Benjamin Wiseman May 15, 2010 3:49 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - On 15/05/2010, at 11:18 AM, Paul King wrote: If you are outnumbered, you can't hope t Isaac Freeman May 15, 2010 2:03 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - On 14/05/2010, at 11:03 PM, Benjamin Wiseman wrote: Isaac Freeman May 15, 2010 1:57 PM
RE: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Preview not available Daniel Neville May 15, 2010 1:10 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Preview not available Shaun Waugh May 15, 2010 11:40 AM
RE: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - This is all quite true - BUT what are you going to do about it? If you are outnumbered, you can't hope to win a war by opening up a battle front against an entire population - you need to focus on/ambush (?) one small group at a time. Keeping the Paul King May 15, 2010 11:18 AM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Issac,   Benjamin Wiseman May 14, 2010 11:03 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Preview not available Daniel Neville May 14, 2010 9:40 PM
RE: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Preview not available Daniel Neville May 14, 2010 8:56 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - On 14/05/2010, at 4:59 PM, Benjamin Wiseman wrote: Isaac Freeman May 14, 2010 8:00 PM
RE: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Paul King May 14, 2010 7:02 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Preview not available Bridget McKendry May 14, 2010 6:35 PM
RE: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - The Green Man May 14, 2010 5:58 PM
RE: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Paul King May 14, 2010 5:23 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Preview not available Isaac Freeman May 14, 2010 5:01 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - While I do hear what you're saying, Issac and Paul, and yes, we must promote a clear distinction between religious moderates and zealots I still fall in favor of drawing Muhammad. If it were up to me, there would be a world "doubt your religion&q Benjamin Wiseman May 14, 2010 4:59 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - On 14/05/2010, at 2:34 PM, Paul King wrote: One benefit I suppose is the potential for de Isaac Freeman May 14, 2010 3:51 PM
RE: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Paul King May 14, 2010 3:44 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - On 14/05/2010, at 2:20 PM, Lanktree Davies wrote: Isaac Freeman May 14, 2010 3:39 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - On 14/05/2010, at 1:07 PM, Benjamin Wiseman wrote: 1/ Yes, however the creators of s Isaac Freeman May 14, 2010 3:30 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Preview not available Benjamin Wiseman May 14, 2010 3:18 PM
RE: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - The Green Man May 14, 2010 2:42 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Hi, There is no sense in anybody leaving Skeptics in the Pub over this. Skeptics in the Pub is a collection of individuals who have come together to promote skepticism, fight pseudoscience, and have fun together. Some of us are religious, s Iain May 14, 2010 2:35 PM
RE: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - One benefit I suppose is the potential for desensitisation - if enough people do something and for long enough, it becomes normalised - so maintaining outrage gets harder - a sort of grudging tolerance is achieved over generations. Though in environ Paul King May 14, 2010 2:34 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - The right to free speech is the corner stone of our society. It does not extend to shouting "FIRE" in a theatre. Nor does it extend to being deliberatively provocative to any section of our society. So, I will not join this demonstration (draw Mu Lanktree Davies May 14, 2010 2:11 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Yeah, I'm with Isaac, I don't really see the benefit to this. aleph_naught May 14, 2010 1:54 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Unfortunately, Issac, I disagree.  1/ Yes, however the creators of south park were issued death threats for depicting the prophet. The real issue is that while Muslims shouldn't care if people who do not share their religion disobey Benjamin Wiseman May 14, 2010 1:07 PM
RE: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - Paul King May 14, 2010 12:44 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - On 13/05/2010, at 10:16 PM, Benjamin Wiseman wrote: Isaac Freeman May 14, 2010 11:48 AM
Re: [chchskeptics] draw muhammad day - yea id be keen to put up cartoons on lamposts or whatever Richie On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Benjamin Wiseman < Richie May 13, 2010 10:40 PM
draw muhammad day - Hey guys,  On t Benjamin Wiseman May 13, 2010 10:15 PM
New Meetup: Fortnightly meetup (Tuesday) - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Fortnightly meetup (Tuesday) When: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 5:30 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 Unifex May 13, 2010 2:02 PM
New Meetup: Last Thursday means it's Atheist Video Night! - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Last Thursday means it's Atheist Video Night! When: Thursday, April 29, 2010 7:30 PM Where: Tandem Voice Booth 78 Oxford Terrace Christchu Toby Ricketts Apr 27, 2010 11:12 AM
Meetup details changed: Speaker: Andy Lea on The Genetic Tidalwave - I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://christchurch.skepticsinthepub.net.nz/calendar/13299104/ When: Monday, May Unifex Apr 27, 2010 10:31 AM
The Completely Unnecessary Skeptical Podcast - Episode three is live! Tell all your friends... http://thecusp.org.nz/podcast/2010-04-16/episode-three vIQleS Apr 19, 2010 3:39 PM
New Meetup: Tuesday Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Tuesday Meetup When: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 6:30 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 No s Unifex Apr 15, 2010 1:29 PM
Meetup details changed: Fortnightly meetup (Monday) - Please read, I've changed the time and location to and afternoon/evening event at my place (family friendly) I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: Unifex Mar 31, 2010 1:38 PM
New Meetup: Public lecture, "The Study that is a Threat to Materialist Beliefs" - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Public lecture, "The Study that is a Threat to Materialist Beliefs" When: Sunday, April 11, 2010 7:00 PM Where: Anglican Church of St Mary Unifex Mar 29, 2010 11:38 AM
Meetup details changed: Speaker: Gareth Renowden - I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://christchurch.skepticsinthepub.net.nz/calendar/12916596/ When: Tuesday, Ma Unifex Mar 20, 2010 12:28 PM
New Meetup: Speaker: Gareth Renowden - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Speaker: Gareth Renowden When: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 5:30 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 Unifex Mar 18, 2010 11:06 AM
New Meetup: Last Thursday means it's Atheist Video Night! - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Atheist Video Night! When: Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:30 PM Where: Tandem Voice Booth 78 Oxford Terrace Christchurch 03 3667281 Toby Ricketts Mar 15, 2010 10:48 PM
New Meetup: Literary Liaisons pre-caffination gathering - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Literary Liaisons pre-caffination gathering When: Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:30 PM Where: Cafe Metro 783 Colombo Street Christchurch Unifex Mar 10, 2010 11:29 AM
New Meetup: Fortnightly Monday meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Fortnightly Monday meetup When: Monday, March 8, 2010 5:30 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 Unifex Mar 5, 2010 6:45 AM
New Meetup: Canterbury Atheists video night, number 5 - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Canterbury Atheists video night, number 5 When: Thursday, March 4, 2010 Toby Ricketts Feb 25, 2010 11:03 AM
New Meetup: When Intelligence Goes Bad - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: When Intelligence Goes Bad When: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 5:30 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 Unifex Feb 13, 2010 4:06 PM
New Meetup: 10:23 Take 2 - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: 10:23 Take 2 When: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:45 AM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 Unifex Feb 9, 2010 12:34 PM
New Meetup: Post 10:23 recap - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Post 10:23 recap When: Monday, February 8, 2010 5:30 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 P Unifex Feb 3, 2010 2:10 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] Over dose event - Preview not available Blair Anderson Jan 29, 2010 2:44 PM
Over dose event - Hey all, Just a note to clarify times. The meetup event is listed as starting at 10am. The actual event is happening at 10:30am. The earlier start is to give us time to get things prepared. While we usually run things fairly relaxe Unifex Jan 29, 2010 1:09 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] Mass Suicide Attempt: Christchurch Skeptics 10:23 Overdose - That is brilliant! I'll pop in on my way to my radio show on the Breeze and give it a plug on air! Love the idea - can't wait to see it on TV! Don't worry about bringing the preparation for me, I have a huge supply from my kitche Toby Ricketts Jan 28, 2010 9:08 PM
Mass Suicide Attempt: Christchurch Skeptics 10:23 Overdose - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Christchurch Skeptics 10:23 Overdose When: Saturday, January 30, 2010 10:00 AM Where: Christchurch Cathedral The Square Christchurch Unifex Jan 28, 2010 11:00 AM
Keynote location - Hello all, I'm a little pushed for time. My flight boards shortly. The location of tomorrows keynote has been sorted. Details at the following URL. Unifex Jan 25, 2010 1:36 PM
New Meetup: Keynote Speaker - Vicki Hyde of NZ Skeptics Inc - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Keynote Speaker - Vicki Hyde of NZ Skeptics Inc When: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:00 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurc Unifex Jan 18, 2010 12:46 PM
Meetup details changed: Impromptu First meetup of 2010 - Hey all, Sorry about that. Got the wrong date. Really should have checked the numbers instead of picking the date based on what Meetup had preselected in the calendar widget. I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full Unifex Jan 10, 2010 1:52 PM
New Meetup: Impromptu First meetup of 2010 - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Impromptu First meetup of 2010 When: Monday, January 25, 2010 5:30 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +[masked] Unifex Jan 10, 2010 1:49 PM
New Meetup: Post Gravmas, pre-New Year meeting - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Post Gravmas, pre-New Year meeting When: December 29, 2009 5:00 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 Unifex Dec 17, 2009 12:12 PM
New Meetup: Canterbury Atheists video night, number 4 - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Canterbury Atheists video night, number 4 When: December 17, 2009 7:30 PM Where: Tandem Voice Booth 78 Oxford Terrace Christchurch 03 Toby Ricketts Dec 6, 2009 9:25 PM
New Meetup: Fortnightly Skeptics Meetup(Monday) - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Fortnightly Skeptics Meetup(Monday) When: December 14, 2009 5:30 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 Unifex Dec 5, 2009 3:45 PM
New Meetup: Fortnightly Tuesday Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Fortnightly Tuesday Meetup When: December 1, 2009 6:00 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 Unifex Nov 19, 2009 8:07 AM
NZ Skeptical Podcast - Hey all, I've made a start, finally, on getting the podcast organised. If you're interested in participating please follow up here; http://bit.ly/32cgtx Regards, Gold, Unifex Nov 12, 2009 11:52 PM
New Meetup: Fortnightly Monday Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Fortnightly Monday Meetup When: November 16, 2009 6:00 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 Unifex Nov 9, 2009 6:53 PM
New Meetup: Canterbury Atheists video night, number 3 - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Canterbury Atheists video night, number 3 When: November 19, 2009 7:30 PM Where: Tandem Voice Booth 78 Oxford Terrace Christchurch Toby Ricketts Nov 5, 2009 10:33 PM
New Meetup: Tuesday NZSitP Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Tuesday NZSitP Meetup When: November 3, 2009 5:30 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 The Unifex Oct 22, 2009 7:33 PM
New Meetup: Monday Skeptics in the Pub Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Monday Skeptics in the Pub Meetup When: October 19, 2009 6:00 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 Unifex Oct 8, 2009 2:32 PM
Tuesday Meetup - Morning all, Just a quick reminder of the Meetup this Tuesday. If you haven't RSPVd yet could you please do so asap? Post Conference Meetup Unifex Oct 5, 2009 8:30 AM
New Meetup: Post Conference Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Post Conference Meetup When: October 6, 2009 5:30 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 Hey Unifex Oct 2, 2009 8:59 AM
New Meetup: Pre Conference Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Pre Conference Meetup When: September 21, 2009 6:00 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 Th Unifex Sep 11, 2009 5:06 PM
New Meetup: Canterbury Atheists video night, number 2 - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Canterbury Atheists video night, number 2 When: September 24, 2009 7:30 PM Where: Tandem Voice Booth 78 Oxford Terrace Christchurch 0 Toby Ricketts Sep 3, 2009 9:39 PM
Meetup details changed: Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub Tuesday Meetup - Sorry all, Got the wrong date. I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://christchurch.skepticsinthepub.net.n Unifex Aug 26, 2009 4:14 PM
New Meetup: Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub Tuesday Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub Tuesday Meetup When: September 1, 2009 6:00 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch + Unifex Aug 26, 2009 4:10 PM
New domain for the meetup.com site - Hey all, I noticed that meetup.com allow us to set our own domains to point at the group. So I've set up a new subdomain for us. If you feel like spreading the site address around feel free to use Unifex Aug 18, 2009 11:12 AM
New Meetup: Skeptics in the Pub - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Skeptics in the Pub When: August 24, 2009 6:00 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 Continu Unifex Aug 15, 2009 2:26 PM
Talk and SitP tomorrow - Hey all, Just a quick reminder that the talk with Dr Michael Edmonds on "Science, Pseudoscience and How to tell the Difference" is tomorrow at 6pm followed by the usual informal gathering at The Twisted Hop. The talk should be about Unifex Aug 10, 2009 3:17 PM
New Meetup: The Inaugural Canterbury Atheists video night - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: The Inaugural Canterbury Atheists video night When: August 20, 2009 7:30 PM Where: Toby Ricketts Aug 5, 2009 6:56 PM
Meetup details changed: Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub Meetup & Talk - I've updated this Meetup. I've added a link to the uploaded map. The remainder of the details are unchanged. For more details, see the full listing: http: Unifex Aug 3, 2009 5:10 PM
New Meetup: Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub Meetup & Talk - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub Meetup & Talk When: August 11, 2009 6:00 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch Unifex Jul 29, 2009 1:01 PM
New Meetup: Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub! What: Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub Meetup When: July 27, 2009 5:30 PM Where: The Twisted Hop 6 Poplar Street Christchurch +64339623688 Unifex Jul 15, 2009 5:08 PM
New atheist blog collective site - Hi there, If you're interested, we've just launched a new aggregate blog site Toby Ricketts Jun 28, 2009 9:47 PM
Meetup details changed: Christchurch Skeptics in the Pub July Meetup - I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://www.meetup.com/Christchurch-Skeptics-in-the-Pub/calendar/10652043/ When: July Unifex Jun 15, 2009 12:48 PM
Re: [chchskeptics] Tim minchin and ongoing meetings - Hey all, sounds like you had a great night, sorry I missed it. Just a quick note in regards to the Tim Minchin videos mentioned below - he's trying to pin down a gig in NZ later this year. He's most awesome live and a very lovely and personable gu deanna Jun 8, 2009 9:52 PM
Tim minchin and ongoing meetings - Toby Ricketts Jun 8, 2009 9:42 PM
first meetup tonight - Hey all, I have to admit, I'm really pleased with how many people registered for this meetup. The number registered was much higher than I expected and the number that have RSVP'd is equally pleasing. I've noticed that a few people Unifex Jun 8, 2009 12:35 PM
RE: [chchskeptics] URLs and a Poll - Paul King May 24, 2009 10:26 PM
URLs and a Poll - Hey all, Not sure if this was posted to the list okay or not. Just wanting to draw attention to the Poll I just set up; What method of discussion it preferred? http://www.meetup.com.. . Unifex May 24, 2009 9:49 PM

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