The Chautauqua Institute is a "must experience" for you seekers....

by Alpaca 5 Replies latest jw friends

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  Alpaca

  Hey all,

  Several years ago, when I was in one of my really "sour on religion" phases, some of my post-Borg new friends introduced me to the Chautauqua Institute, near Jamestown N.Y.

  This is one of the coolest places on the planet. The Institute was started by some Methodist ministers in the 1800s as a forum for dialogue between religion, hard science, and the social sciences. All summer long they have some of the most outstanding speakers you will hear anywhere. There is even a place for agnostics and atheists at the Institute. Man, talk about tolerance!!!!

  Wherever you live, you need to plan a trip to the Institute at some point.

  Here's a link to their website and their summer schedule.

  http://www.ciweb.org/schedule.html

  Cheers to all,

  Alex
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  Open mind

  Thanks for the link Alpaca.

  All I know about the word "Chatauqua" is that Robert Pirsig talked about it in "Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." A book I'd like to re-read with a post-JW pair of eyeglasses.

  Cheers,

  OM
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  Mulan

  my grandmother, who was born in 1885, was from there. I've researched Chautauqua county a lot but never found that institute. Thanks.
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  Locutus of Borg

  Sorry, doing this on a laptop, in my lap, 2nd glass of wine, in a hotel room on a crappy wireless link and double posted.

  D'Oh!
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  Locutus of Borg

  This is cool.

  I have been doing off-road coverage testing of a new NY State Public Safety mobile radio network in Chautauqua County for the last two weeks. I did on-road testing in October and November and in January and February. The last two weeks (7 days a week, 10 to 12 hrs a day) has been spent hiking into the remote areas, in the snow, with two other engineers and over 100 lbs of test gear plus survival gear to do this testing.

  Today we were up in the hills just west of the Institute.

  Tomorrow is my first day off in 5 weeks.

  I have driven past the Institute at least a kabillion times while out here for work and often wondered what it was about. I had planned to check it out when I get back home this weekend.

  You just put it firmly on my radar. Along wit "Zen and The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance" which I read 30 years ago while a member of the collective.

  BTW, Chauataqua County is absolutely beautiful.

  Peace, LoB
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  Locutus of Borg

  BTT . . this really is a neat place, folks.