Sober Philosophy: Authenticity / Honesty (Mark presents)

About this event

From ChatGPT **Authenticity** is being true to your own feelings or identity, acting in alignment with who you are. **Honesty** is about telling the truth to others (verbal truth or factual accuracy). You can be authentic but not fully honest, like sharing what you feel but shaping details or being candid but not fully true to your intent. Or honest in facts but inauthentic to your feelings. From Merriam-Webster **Values**: relative worth, utility, or importance **Truth**: a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true **White Lie**: a lie about a small or unimportant matter that someone tells to avoid hurting another person From PsychCentral **Lie by Omission:** occurs when you leave out important details to intentionally misrepresent the truth How do we process the world as we see it, and then how do we act on that information? Are actions that are genuine—that come from an “authentic” space—inherently honest? When does honesty extend beyond the boundaries of our personal truths? And how do we come to rectify the differences between our personal truths within a diverse society? **Symptom-free** (of potentially contagious disease) people with the capacity to listen considerately to diverse viewpoints are invited to attend after **successfully RSVPing**. We begin the meeting at **1:00 pm sharp** at the mezzanine above the lobby of the Graduate Hotel in the University District: 4507 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105. **Directions for first-timers at the Graduate Hotel:** From the front hotel entrance go to the right. Turn left around the corner to enter through the north valet entrance. If the valet questions you just say you're here for the philosophy group. Go straight to the main lobby and turn right behind the large bookshelves before the elevators. Enter the stairway on your left, go up one flight, and go through the first door you encounter to enter our meeting area. **AMAZON FORMAT (AZF):** We will begin the meeting by…