Yvain is spot on; secular service organization already exist and function. I have occasionally attended some meetings at a Rotary club and it usually involves eating, a list of ongoing activities, community highlights and recognition of visiting members.
What is special about the way a rationalist helps people? Maybe starting a program to fund probability and philosophy of science classes in the community?
Law school sounds like the best option for finding fellow argumentative atheists.
A lawyer’s expertise is in rationalization, not rationality. Of course, many lawyers may also be excellent rationalists, but my experience is that they’re not generally very sciency people.
That was my point; I was making a dig on the goals of argumentative atheists looking for a support group vs people who might want to advance rationalist goals
Yvain is spot on; secular service organization already exist and function. I have occasionally attended some meetings at a Rotary club and it usually involves eating, a list of ongoing activities, community highlights and recognition of visiting members.
What is special about the way a rationalist helps people? Maybe starting a program to fund probability and philosophy of science classes in the community?
Law school sounds like the best option for finding fellow argumentative atheists.
A lawyer’s expertise is in rationalization, not rationality. Of course, many lawyers may also be excellent rationalists, but my experience is that they’re not generally very sciency people.
That was my point; I was making a dig on the goals of argumentative atheists looking for a support group vs people who might want to advance rationalist goals