March, 2011 Evening

Do miracles happen or are they just events that have been erroneously labeled?
The U.S bears at least some responsibility for the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and terror since WWII.
Religious morality is false morality.
Scientology is no less valid a religion than Mormonism or Islam.
What is a mistake?
Is suicide ever justified?
Do taxes satisfy our obligations to “society”- nation/neighbors?

May, 2010 Evening

Is the philosophy of the previous century the common sense of the next?
If you had to, how would you justify your existence?
Is personal morality a result of nature or nurture?
Does the end justify the means? If so, who decides why?

February, 2010 Evening

Do we find evidence of accumulated wisdom in tradition and other social conventions?
Would you vote for a political leader who was an atheist?
What determines if a person has led a good life?
Is there a relationship between morality and intelligence?
It takes a village to raise a child-is this a beneficial societal belief?
What do people mean when they say 'life has meaning' and in what way, if any,
can such statements be demonstrated as true?

January, 2010 Evening

Is personal morality the only one that counts?
What is the real purpose of existence?
What purpose do emotions serve?
Tell me why you know there is/is not a God.
Are stereotypes just?

September, 2009 Evening

September, 2009 Evening
Has the natural order of the universe been enhanced or inhibited by the presence of humans?
Is God an atheist?
Should everybody get a free college education?
Should sex, politics and religion be taboo in formal conversation?
Is morality based on biology rather than religion?
Our greatest strengths can also be our greatest weaknesses.

February, 2009 Evening

February, 2009 Evening
Does morality need a basis? Can’t one just do good for goodness’ sake?
Is it worthwhile to continue membership in the UN?
How can the Socrates Café questioning and dialog be improved?
Do all things have a reason?
If primitive beings had no language how did the “inner voice” of thoughts talk to them?
Does every person have a philosophical dimension naturally or is it
something that is nurtured?

Janurary, 2009 Evening

January, 2009 Evening
Does morality evolve?
Is worrying useful or detrimental?
In life or death situations who should be saved-the old or the young?
Have we become confused about good and evil? Are we still searching for their
definitions?
When it comes to “human behavior and interactions” is there anything new under the sun?

April, 2008 Evening

April, 2008 Evening
Can we control our own happiness?
Does the death penalty have a negative impact on society?
Why is positive change harder than negative change?
Will the human race survive without morality?

March, 2008 Evening

March, 2008 Evening
What would you talk about if you were to give the “last lecture of your life”?
Can a society make adjustments on information or just on crisis?
Do people really want the truth?
Will the human race survive without morality?
Do people have the right to set up roadside memorials for loved ones who have died
(i.e. in an auto accident)?

April, 2007 Evening

April, 2007 Evening
Is the concept of God fundamentally irrational?
Change tax structure to a more fair system?
How does the morality or lack thereof affect our country’s standard of culture?
What is the most important non-domestic issue facing our nation?
Is civil gone in the civilization of the United States?
What is truth?
What duty does public education have to its students? To society?

March, 2007

March, 2007
Do the media today truly reflect our society?
What obligation do we as individuals have to society?
Is selflessness more admirable than selfishness? Is selflessness inherently better than
selfishness?
How do we define and teach morality?
What is the most important foreign policy issue facing our nation?
Is God necessary for religion?
What is justice in today’s Western society?