Dinner for Four (Skeptics)

Hypner · 7th April 2011, 08:17 PM

I have always had a mental list of my dream "dinner for four" (including me) and here is my Skeptic-centric version:
Christopher Hitchens
Tim Minchin
Steven Novella

Oh, the discourse! (Feel better, Hitch) Who would you choose? And who has done close to that for real? I'd love to hear a story of "drinks at a dream table at TAM" just to feel jealous as hell.

Cheers!

Joey McGee · 7th April 2011, 08:27 PM

James Randi! He would teach me magic tricks, tell his corny jokes and hilarious stories.
Hitchens! We would get rip roaring wasted on scotch and talk argue about ending totalitarianism.
Richard Feynman! We would smoke dope and play bongos.

AdMan · 7th April 2011, 08:55 PM

Randi
Sagan
Gardner

The Don · 8th April 2011, 02:52 AM

I was never invited to my fantasy dinner for 4 - I'm not interesting enough :-(

TriangleMan · 8th April 2011, 03:42 AM

No idea whether this would make for great dinner conversations but I would want:

Sagan or Feynman
Newton
Einstein

If only to meet them.

If nothing else having people from three different time periods should make the conversation interesting. I'm sure Newton would love to hear what has changed in the last 400 years.

TubbaBlubba · 8th April 2011, 04:47 AM

Richard Feynman
Stephen Fry
Diogenes the Cynic (he ought to count as a sceptic, he was sceptical against... well, everything)

That would be an interesting dinner.

EdipisReks · 8th April 2011, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by TubbaBlubba

Richard Feynman
Stephen Fry
Diogenes the Cynic (he ought to count as a sceptic, he was sceptical against... well, everything)

That would be an interesting dinner.

hopefully Diogenes knew English.

Hypner · 8th April 2011, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by EdipisReks

hopefully Diogenes knew English.

Even if he didn't, it would be a cracking game of charades.

TubbaBlubba · 8th April 2011, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by Hypner

Even if he didn't, it would be a cracking game of charades.

"Diogenes, really, this is the FIFTH time you do 'philosopher masturbating in the streets'. It got old after the first time."

Hypner · 8th April 2011, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by TubbaBlubba

"Diogenes, really, this is the FIFTH time you do 'philosopher masturbating in the streets'. It got old after the first time."

"Shows what you know, his topic was actually 'The U.S. Congress'."

7th April 2011, 08:17 PM	#1
Hypner Student Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 179° 56′ 39.4″ +0° 2′ 46.2″ 7,940 ± 420 Posts: 32	Dinner for Four (Skeptics) I have always had a mental list of my dream "dinner for four" (including me) and here is my Skeptic-centric version: Christopher Hitchens Tim Minchin Steven Novella Oh, the discourse! (Feel better, Hitch) Who would you choose? And who has done close to that for real? I'd love to hear a story of "drinks at a dream table at TAM" just to feel jealous as hell. Cheers!

7th April 2011, 08:27 PM	#2
Joey McGee Transcendental Naturalist Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 3,106	James Randi! He would teach me magic tricks, tell his corny jokes and hilarious stories. Hitchens! We would get rip roaring wasted on scotch and talk argue about ending totalitarianism. Richard Feynman! We would smoke dope and play bongos.
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7th April 2011, 08:55 PM	#3
AdMan Philosopher Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 7,160	Randi Sagan Gardner
AdMan Philosopher Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 7,160	__________________ It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. - Carl Sagan

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TriangleMan Graduate Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Qatar (ya rly!) Posts: 1,207	No idea whether this would make for great dinner conversations but I would want: Sagan or Feynman Newton Einstein If only to meet them. If nothing else having people from three different time periods should make the conversation interesting. I'm sure Newton would love to hear what has changed in the last 400 years.
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8th April 2011, 04:47 AM	#6
TubbaBlubba Knave of the Dudes Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Communist Kingdom of Sweden Posts: 7,394	Richard Feynman Stephen Fry Diogenes the Cynic (he ought to count as a sceptic, he was sceptical against... well, everything) That would be an interesting dinner.
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8th April 2011, 02:52 AM	#4
The Don Philosopher Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cymru Posts: 8,223	I was never invited to my fantasy dinner for 4 - I'm not interesting enough :-(

8th April 2011, 10:34 AM	#7
EdipisReks Custom Title Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The 'Nati Posts: 1,952	Originally Posted by TubbaBlubba Richard Feynman Stephen Fry Diogenes the Cynic (he ought to count as a sceptic, he was sceptical against... well, everything) That would be an interesting dinner. hopefully Diogenes knew English.
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8th April 2011, 04:28 PM	#8
Hypner Student Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 179° 56′ 39.4″ +0° 2′ 46.2″ 7,940 ± 420 Posts: 32	Originally Posted by EdipisReks hopefully Diogenes knew English. Even if he didn't, it would be a cracking game of charades.

8th April 2011, 04:47 PM	#9
TubbaBlubba Knave of the Dudes Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Communist Kingdom of Sweden Posts: 7,394	Originally Posted by Hypner Even if he didn't, it would be a cracking game of charades. "Diogenes, really, this is the FIFTH time you do 'philosopher masturbating in the streets'. It got old after the first time."
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8th April 2011, 04:56 PM	#10
Hypner Student Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 179° 56′ 39.4″ +0° 2′ 46.2″ 7,940 ± 420 Posts: 32	Originally Posted by TubbaBlubba "Diogenes, really, this is the FIFTH time you do 'philosopher masturbating in the streets'. It got old after the first time." "Shows what you know, his topic was actually 'The U.S. Congress'."