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The Sceptical Reading Group

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A reading group interested in social and cultural critique with a healthy dose of incredulity, doubt and dissent.

2013 meetings:

Monday 7th October 6-7.30pm: Room 112

Monday 4th November 6-7.30pm: Room 112

Monday 2nd December 6-7.30pm: Room 112

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Latest Activity: Nov 19, 2013

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Comment by James Machin on November 19, 2013 at 15:08: The next reading for the Sceptical Reading Group is Thomas Ligotti's The Conspiracy Against the Human Race (attached). Please join us for wine, chat, and anguished despair on Monday 2nd December at 6pm.

Look at your body—
A painted puppet, a poor toy
Of jointed parts ready to collapse,
A diseased and suffering thing
With a head full of false imaginings.
—The Dhammapada

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Comment by James Machin on September 19, 2013 at 9:13: Dear All,

The first meeting of the sceptical reading group will be on Monday 7th October, 6-7.30pm in Room 112, 43 Gordon Square.

We will be looking at Straw Dogs and The Silence of Animals by John Gray - we thought chapters 1 & 2 of Straw Dogs and the first chapter of Silence (both now uploaded on Dandelion) if you haven't got the time or inclination to read further. We'll also add a few critical responses to those texts.

There will be loads of wine provided to hopefully facilitate a lively, friendly discussion, and stave off any despair in the face of a meaningless, indifferent universe.

All best wishes,

James and Matt