“ I would love to discuss science without having to tiptoe around religion as to not offend anyone. I am also interested in discussing philosophy, geopolitics, morality, and anything related. ”

“ Having recently moved to Toronto from Montreal, I, like my husband (Jonathan Aldridge) am interested in meeting new people who share similar interests. ”

“ As a newcomer to Toronto, I am looking for ways to meet people with similar interests, who enjoy sharing their ideas and passions. I want to put down roots and share a sense of community, but rely on public transport and need to start somewhere. ”

“ Hi everyone. It seems we are few and far between. I love to discuss any kind of philosophy and would love to network and meet new people. ”

“ to organise this without paying a monthly sub, note that my domain name is gfreeman (dot) com and I can be reached as the webmaster of that site (the site is down but you can still get hold of me by emailing me as the webmaster at ...) ”

“ I need to meet more atheists, because my wife and I know mostly xtians and pagans, so we have to tread lightly about the topic of faith. If it's not too much to ask, we'd especially like to meet people who are queer and childfree as well. :) ”

“ I'm an ex-christian who feels a sense of urgency toward religious fundamentalism. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I would like to meet up others who share similar interests and philosophies as I do. I really need a forum to express my concerns relating to religious intolerance and fanaticism in the world today. ”

“ hi Brights, Atheists, Rationalists, Naturalists, Humanists etc ... I joined Hamilton-Niagara Atheist / Humanist Meetup, and invite you to also join. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I'm loking to meet people who share my beliefs. ”

“ I'm Ian! I'm a web-developer / video store clerk from Hamilton, Ontario ”

“ I'm beginning to grow far more intolerant of organized religions and would like to constructively address the marginalized situation of persons who have a naturalistic worldview. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am new in Toronto I want to share my personnel experience about the harm of beliefs and theistic faiths and participate in a positive way for a better humanity ”

“ Looking forward to seeing more of you sign up on the new meetup group formed for the Halton-Peel Humanist Community. Our next meeting is on Nov 20th at 7:30pm at the Oakville Town Hall on Gender Identity. Kevin Saldanha cell 416-802-9397 ”

“ I want local Brights Meetups because I think the world would be a better place without organized religion, and I think finding and meeting up with other people who share the same worldview is a good step towards that. ”

“ I want local Agnostic Meetups because I like to know how agnostics are helping to make our planet a better place. ”

“ 3rd year U of T student, and I've been an atheist all my life. ”

“ hey there, I'm 26 and I live in Niagara Falls. I will be returning to Guelph in the fall to finish my psych degree. I"m interested in meeting up with people who share a naturalistic world view. Among my friends and family I am a freak! ”

“ Getting more involved with the humanists as in HAC and HAT, ”

“ I'm a general techie, interested in physical and natural sciences, and in technology. ”

“ Ian Newby-Clark, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychology University of Guelph ”