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Sunday Spiritualism Service - Mediumship Demonstration
Sun, Jun 7, 4:30 AM**Connection with Spirit** At the heart of **Spiritualism** lies a living philosophy. One that helps us explore our divine nature, grow through experience, and walk hand in hand with Spirit. We honour the Seven Principles, gifted to us through the mediumship of Emma Hardinge Britten, not as rigid rules, but as spiritual truths to guide our daily lives. These principles invite us to live with purpose, compassion, and a deeper awareness of our eternal connection to the Spirit world. [Seven Principles](https://www.chatswoodspiritualistchurch.org.au/about) Join us for a Mediumship Demonstration, where the connection between the physical and spiritual worlds is revealed. Experience messages from the spirit realm as skilled practitioners facilitate communication with loved ones who have passed. This event offers insights, comfort, and closure, encouraging you to explore connections beyond this life. Open your heart and mind to the wonders of spirit. [Our Website](https://www.chatswoodspiritualistchurch.org.au/services)
PMM - Cook4Dignity Charity Day
Mon, May 25, 11:30 PM
OVERCOMING ANXIETY - Free Coaching Session
Mon, May 25, 9:00 AM**This is 1:1 call. After RSVP, someone from our team will contact you and send you calendly link for scheduling meeting** This is a free coaching session as a part of our promotional activity, created for individuals who are experiencing anxiety and want to regain a sense of inner balance and control 🌿 In this session, we will explore what anxiety means for you - what triggers it, how it shows up in your thoughts and body, and what keeps it active. You will be guided through a supportive conversation that helps you understand your inner processes more clearly, without judgment or pressure 🤝 The focus is not only on awareness, but also on practical steps. You will learn simple and effective techniques that can help you calm your mind, reduce tension, and respond differently in challenging moments. We will also look at how your patterns of thinking and emotional responses influence your experience, and how small shifts can create meaningful change over time 🔄 This is a safe space where you can openly share, feel heard, and begin building a more stable, grounded, and confident version of yourself 💬

Unhurried Conversations - Saturday
Sat, Jun 6, 12:15 AMBring yourself along, we explain how it works.

Cloudflare Coffee Shop Pop-Up
Wed, Jun 10, 10:00 PM**Quick question: What if Region: Earth was where AI-built apps went to scale? What would you build?"** **Join us for coffee and breakfast to see what's possible.** **[☕ Cloudflare Coffee Shop Pop Up](https://fieldmarketing.www.cloudflare.com/coffeeshopsydney)** **Thursday\, June 11 \| 8:00 \- 10:30 AM** **[Bomonti Cafe | 101 York St, Sydney NSW 2000](https://fieldmarketing.www.cloudflare.com/coffeeshopsydney)** **What you'll build (live demos):** **AI Agents: Deploy intelligent agents that respond instantly using Workers AI (Kimi, Llama, and more)** **Real-Time Apps: Build WebSocket servers for live collaboration, multiplayer games, or live dashboards** **Edge APIs: Create GraphQL APIs with D1 database that scale infinitely without servers** **Full-Stack Apps: Ship complete apps with auth, storage, and compute. Zero infrastructure required** **Image Magic: Build on-the-fly image transformation pipelines** **What's included:** * **Premium coffee & pastries** * **Live coding demos you can follow along** * **A building competition with a prize for the winner** * **Network with Sydney's developer community** * **Free SWAG** **Bring your laptop or mobile device and we'll show you how to ship something cool that your team back at the office will actually be impressed by.** **No fluffy talks. Just developers building cool stuff and hanging out over a good coffee.** **Space is limited. [REGISTER HERE](https://fieldmarketing.www.cloudflare.com/coffeeshopsydney)**

The Trolley Problem: Would you kill the fat man?
Mon, Jun 1, 8:30 AMChances are you've heard some version of this before, but it's worth revisiting. A runaway trolley is hurtling down the tracks toward five unsuspecting workers. You're standing on a footbridge above, and beside you is a large man. If you push him onto the tracks, his body will stop the trolley. He will die—but the five will live. Would you do it? What if pushing him saved a hundred people? This is no idle riddle. Our responses to this famous thought experiment (and many variants of it) reveal how we weigh consequences, rights, and intentions, and how our moral intuitions can clash with our moral reasoning. Moreover, these choices matter in the real world. From foreseeable risks to civilian lives in military action, to public‑health decisions about allocating scarce vaccines, to autonomous vehicles deciding who to save in a crash, trolley problems offer an accessible way to confront the hard edges of moral decision‑making in the modern age. Let's dive in. ***Primary Reading: [An Introduction to the Trolley Problem](https://1drv.ms/b/c/adb4f7488b2eef0a/IQCJWblmfROdQ57-BP0B6yCtAarIwZk1SPyFG157nZiDWN0?e=hjP4jO)*** (document prepared for this discussion) ***(Optional) Book: Would You Kill the Fat Man? The Trolley Problem and What Your Answer Tells Us About Right and Wrong (2014) by David Edmonds*** For this meetup, we’ve prepared a 40-page guide that introduces the Trolley Problem, its philosophical significance, and what neuroscience has learned from using it to study moral decision-making. The guide includes sixteen scenarios, each probing different aspects of moral thinking: How do we weigh consequences against rights? Does intention matter more than outcomes? Do personal relationships override impartial calculation? When is it acceptable to use one person to save many? These scenarios reveal the complexity of our moral intuitions and will form the heart of our discussion. Hopefully the prepared guide will leave you wanting more. If so, David Edmonds' *Would You Kill the Fat Man?* is a wonderful next step. Edmonds traces the fascinating history of the Trolley Problem, examines philosophers who've wrestled with it, and explains the competing moral frameworks with clarity and wit. It's highly readable and brings real depth to these abstract dilemmas—but it's entirely optional. The guide has everything you need for our discussion. As always, we strongly encourage you to do the reading before attending. This will enrich both your experience and our collective discussion. We’ve also put links below on further resources on the topic. So join us for a drink (and optional meal) at 6:30pm on Monday, 1st June, on the 2nd floor of the Keg & Brew Hotel in Surrey Hills (i.e. up two flights of stairs). The venue is conveniently located near Central Station and the Light Rail. We look forward to seeing you there! P.S. Please adjust your RSVP if you have indicated that you will come but are no longer able to do so. This is courteous to other people if there is a waitlist. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- These are just optional links to consider. Feel free to pass on other useful links in the discussion section. **Videos** * A TED-Ed explainer on basic trolley problems: [Would you sacrifice one person to save five? (5 mins)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg16u_bzjPE&t=1s) * Michael Sandel starts his famous Harvard justice lecture course with some trolley problems: [ Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY) * Podcast with David Edmonds, author of our book, on trolley problems: [Philosophy Bytes - Trolley Problems](https://philosophybites.com/podcast/david-edmonds-on-trolley-problems/) * Podcast with Prof Joshua Greene, a pioneer on applying neuroscience to the trolley problem: [Trolleyology with Dr Joshua Greene (1.22 hr)](https://www.alieward.com/ologies/trolleyology) * TED-Ed on self-driving car scenarios [The ethical dilemma of self-driving cars (4 mins)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixIoDYVfKA0) * A real-life version of the trolley problem staged with unsuspecting participants!: [The trolley problem in real life (35 mins)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sl5KJ69qiA&t=158s) * For fans of *The Good Place*, you’ll remember the ever-indecisive philosophy professor Chidi facing a real life trolley problem: [The Good Place – The Trolley Problem (3 mins)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtRhrfhP5b4) * If you want to brush up on your utilitarianism and Kant’s categorical imperative, see these two Crash Course Philosophy videos: [Utilitarianism: Crash Course Philosophy (10 mins)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a739VjqdSI) [Kant & Categorical Imperatives: Crash Course Philosophy (10 mins)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bIys6JoEDw) **Written** * A nice easter egg for anyone who has read down the page this far (from the Utilitarianism.com website): [Would You Kill the Fat Man?](https://www.utilitarianism.com/trolley-problem.pdf) * Encyclopedia Entries: [Wikipedia - The Trolley Problem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem) [Wikipedia - Dual Process Theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_process_theory) [Britannica - The Trolley Problem](https://www.britannica.com/topic/trolley-problem) * A Conversation piece on AI systems and trolley problems [The self‑driving trolley problem](https://theconversation.com/the-self-driving-trolley-problem-how-will-future-ai-systems-make-the-most-ethical-choices-for-all-of-us-170961) * If you want to play with some moral dilemmas in autonomous vehicle crash scenarios and see how your choices compare globally: [Moral Machine - Moral Decisions and Machine Intelligence](https://www.moralmachine.net/)
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