A new site for Ulverston - http://www.visitulverston.com

Now completely independently of the council a private individual is producing a web site for tourists that is something that is already special and will get better as more and more is added to it and others chip in to help. Let's hope it makes a real impact next season.

Have a look at www.visitulverston.com

If you like it, refer to it on your web site or blog so that it sails to the top of a Google search for "Ulverston" where you may think it deserves to be.

The more references to it, the higher it will rise in the Google ratings.

Is hope too much to hope for?

This next Tuesday, 16th March, this is our topic.

Here are some notes on our topic:

"It was originally planned that I would argue that Hope was not a desirable state/sentiment .

My preparation has focused on this, so it would be useful if people were prepared to argue in favour of Hope.

Do we think hope is a "good thing"?

Being hopeful is seen as positive while hopelessness is seen as a state of despair.

Many statements reflect this:

"it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive",

"every cloud has a silver lining"

"while there is life there is hope".

1 Corinthians 13 talks of Faith, Hope and Charity (or Love) as great virtues which suggests that there is little doubt as to the Christian position.

If so why?

What does hoping achieve?

Does hope contribute to our happiness, does it motivate us, does it create success?"

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Equality : to be discussed Tuesday 2nd March

Here are the questions that the group leaders would like us to think about before our meeting :

• What is equality?
• Do we have equality before the law?
• Do we have equality in the right to "come and go"?
• Are women equal in our society?
• Is it possible to have equality and still allow the employer discretion?

Spring is round the corner

Taken mid March , last year!

Philosophy Revitalised

We had a very successful planning meeting just before Christmas for our fortnightly program in the year 2010.

We have a new web site which will be used to keep local people and the world beyond aware of what we are doing.

Two of our meetings this year have examined why we do Philosophy or as we prefer to express it "Exploring the World of ideas".

We concluded that Philosophy was not so much a subject with answers, but a process with loads of questions.

Outside, at the end of one of the meetings, one of our group moved us onto the place for action.

"Too many liberals are accused of philosophising . . . .and doing nothing."

We concluded that action was an important part of the process.

To me a very important part that helps sort our thoughts out!

Process:

1. We examine our emotions and decide what is important to us.

2. Based on these premises we use logic and reason to evaluate what follows from these beliefs.

3. We take action based on these beliefs and check how we feel emotionally about these actions.

4. We then go back and examine our emotions and decide what is important to us as in 1. above - and so on!