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Welcome to the home page
of
The Brights, an
international
Internet constituency of individuals
A bright
is a person who has a naturalistic worldview
A bright's worldview is
free of
supernatural and mystical elements
The ethics and actions of a bright
are based on a naturalistic worldview
the reason & purpose
Currently the naturalistic worldview is insufficiently expressed within
most cultures. The purpose of this movement is to form an Internet
constituency of individuals, the Brights, having social and political
recognition and power. There is a great diversity of persons who have a
naturalistic worldview. Under a broad umbrella, the Brights can gain
social and political influence in a society otherwise permeated with
supernaturalism.
- Promote the civic understanding and acknowledgment of the
naturalistic worldview, which is free of supernatural and mystical
elements.
- Gain public recognition that: persons who hold such a worldview can
bring principled actions to bear on matters of civic importance.
- Educate society toward accepting the full and equitable civic
participation of all such individuals.
Are You
a Bright?
(Check
out the noun,
bright)
Think about your own worldview to decide if it is indeed
free of supernatural or mystical deities,
forces, and entities. Check the wording in the
definition and description (above). If you would like more
information on the important terms used in the definition, you can go to
the
FAQs.
If you decide that you fit the definition, then you can
simply say so and join with us in this extraordinary effort to change the thinking of society--the
Brights Movement.
If successful, these early efforts of ours could have
far-reaching effects.
We are forming a constituency of Brights (persons who
fit the definition and sign in on this Web site) for social
and political action. This constituency of Brights includes many who are members of
existing atheist, agnostic, freethought, humanist, rationalist,
secularist, or skeptic organizations and many more who are nonreligious and
are not associated with any formal group.
Can we Brights impact society's outlook by putting just one new word to
popular use? That remains to be seen, but if you are intrigued by the
idea, we
invite you to explore this Web site and learn more about The Brights
Movement.
Selected Essays on the Brights
Marilyn LaCourt,
A Look On the Bright Side Of Social and
Religious Issues: as featured in CNI's
"At Ease"
Daniel Dennett, "The Bright Stuff" in New York Times
Dennett vs. Good, Two "Brights" Side by Side: an open letter by Good
to
Dennett, and Dennett's rejoinder
Richard Dawkins, "The
Future Looks Bright" in The Guardian
Sharon Tubbs, "A Brights Idea" in St.
Petersburg (FL) Times
Jennifer Garza, "In
a New Light" in Sacramento (CA) Bee
Richard Dawkins, "Let
There Be Brights" in Wired Magazine
Michael Shermer, "The
Big ‘Bright’ Brouhaha: An Empirical Study
on an Emerging Skeptical Movement” on
Skeptic.com
Erik Strand, "Worldview:
Nonbelievers Unite" in Psychology Today
Four Essays on the Brights by the
Co-Directors
Confidentiality
When you self-identify as a Bright by signing up on this Web
site, your name, e-mail, or address will never be provided to anyone or
to any other organization. With the information you provide, we will count you a Bright in your locale
(by nation and by by postal codes), but we
will never release your name, e-mail, or address to
anyone without your express permission.
Support
We welcome Brights in their varied roles
and capacities to participate in and to share their talents with this movement.
If you are so enthusiastic about the overall
goals and strategies that you wish to volunteer as a "helper,"
please e-mail to
the-brights@the-brights.net
and say so. You will be contacted at a later point regarding how you might
wish to participate more extensively. Financial support is most welcome,
too. The activities page details varied ways you can participate.
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Thanks! (and
we mean it)
Co-Directors: Paul Geisert and Mynga Futrell
Webmaster: Kevin
Schultz
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