FTI: The Spirit of Christmas

South Park got its fame from a small skit where there was a line that went something like: “And what’s Christmas about?” “Presents!” one of the characters answered. That’s what a lot of people think these days. But as thoughtful people, let’s take a look at what the spirit of Christmas is really about. What did Christ try to teach the world about 2000 years ago, and have we “gotten the message?” **A little about our host:** Garrett is a programmer turned award-winning software inventor turned entrepreneur ([http://platerate.com/](http://platerate.com/)) is his company. His hobby is writing and discussing practical philosophy, and he does life coaching on request to help people live happy, moral lives. He is also the executive director of The Free Thinker Institute ([http://freethinkerinstitute.org/](http://freethinkerinstitute.org/)), which aims to create a community that helps members increase happiness and decrease harm for themselves and those they can influence. Format: Lecture and discussion Note: social time for our community 15 minutes before the presentation. To get familiar with our past events, feel free to check out our YouTube channel: [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmixGB9GdrptyEWovEj80zg](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmixGB9GdrptyEWovEj80zg) After registering via zoom, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We publish our event recordings on our Youtube channel to offer our help to anyone who would like to but can’t attend the meeting, so we need to give this clause. If you don’t want to be recorded, just remain on mute and keep your video off. **Here’s our legal notice:** For valuable consideration received, by joining this event I hereby grant Free Thinker Institute and its legal representatives and assigns, the irrevocable and unrestricted right to use and publish any and all Zoom recordings for trade, advertising and any other commercial purpose, and to alter the same without any restriction. I hereby release Free Thinker Institute and its legal representatives and assigns from all claims and liability related to said video recordings.