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Have We Lost Our Minds?!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AmuIb7mIRE)\n[Homelessness: The Reality and the Solution | Full Documentary | Short Documentaries](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfC-BsSm6Ew&t=5s)\n[The Homeless Problem - full documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU6qeTrKgo0&t=3s)\n\nThe online meetings will use Microsoft Teams, which will work in a browser but will works better using the app, which you can download from:\n[Download Microsoft Teams Desktop and Mobile Apps | Microsoft Teams](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app)\nFor a guide see:\n[Get started with Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/get-started-with-microsoft-teams-b98d533f-118e-4bae-bf44-3df2470c2b12)","price":"Free","unit":null,"currency":null,"company":null,"language":"en","online":1,"infoType":1,"biz":"community","postDate":"1763227380000","seoName":"auckland-deep-thinkers-online-should-we-ban-the-homeless","supplement":null,"author":null,"originalPrice":null,"soldCnt":null,"topSeller":null,"source":1,"cardType":null,"action":"https://nz.ok.com/en/city/cate-classes-lessons/auckland-deep-thinkers-online-should-we-ban-the-homeless-6441310464589011/","localIds":null,"cateId":null,"tid":null,"logParams":{"tid":"a83857e4-1004-4498-8cf6-7c891ddea8ea","sid":"0be27711-bb3a-4fde-8af9-59618aee7f0a"},"attrParams":{},"isFavorite":false},{"category":"6703,6706","location":"F5HW+FGX, Vaiaku, Tuvalu","infoId":"6441310468198611","pictureUrl":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/5/4/b/highres_520422315.jpeg","videos":null,"title":"Beliefs, Spirituality and Religions.","content":"**AGNOSTICS GROUP** \\- Melbourne\\, Australia\\.\n\nSome of us are participating in their online event.\n\n**Michelle Lafrank** will present the topic and lead the discussion.\n\n\\~The Agnostics Group discusses the pros and cons of Agnosticism.\nThey welcome ALL viewpoints, including criticism of Agnosticism\\~\n\nAgnostics Group **[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076021640258)**\n\nThe ZOOM Link will appear for those who RSVP.\nMeeting ID: 842 2539 4984 - - Passcode: 992929\n\nNOTE: Our start-time is 2pm Saturday in Melbourne. 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