Cave Escapers

Curious people in pursuit of intelligent conversation and community.

Who

The Cave Escapers are a group of curious people in pursuit of intelligent conversation and community.

What

Cave Escapers is a group that runs facilitated discussions on the things we think we should all be looking at. We believe conversations lead to growth. We are not a debate club. We believe in building community with one another and encouraging growth.

A good way of understanding the topics we choose to discuss is to understand Jonathan Haidt's metaphor of the elephant and the rider:

...our emotional side is the Elephant and our rational side is the rider. Perched atop the Elephant, the Rider holds the reins and seems to be the leader.
But the Rider's control is precarious because the Rider is so small relative to the Elephant. Anytime the six-ton Elephant and the Rider disagree about which direction to go, the Rider is going to lose. He's completely overmatched.

When/Where

We meet once a month in the Headhouse Square area to have a drink, hang out with other cool folks, and chat and build community. Check out the next six months of meetings and discussions below:

January

We plan to discuss Plato's allegory of the cave. It's always in the shadows; once you're out, you can't go back in. RSVP here

February

“Love is the point of everything. It's often the problem too.”

“What does love feel like? Like your heart on the outside of your body. It feels awful.” Aristotle, play on love around a table

March

TBD

April

TBD

May

TBD

June

TBD

Why

TBD

We believe in the power of community. We believe in it to better ourselves. We believe in it to build connection that is hard to grow in modern society. We believe in the power of curiosity, and people who are curious.

We believe that black and white thinking is corrosive, and that nuance needs its place. We believe no one person is the expert.

We believe in curiosity being fun. We believe community is fun. But like any garden, it needs tending.

Once you're out of Plato's cave, it's impossible to go back in. We believe you need other Cave Escapers.