What is a Freethinker?

Freethought is a philosophical viewpoint that holds that opinions should be formed on the basis of science, logic, and reason, and should not be influenced by authority, tradition, or any dogma.
  
What is this group about?

First and foremost the goals of this group are social. We want to build a warm, supportive community of non-believers and skeptics.  This group is for people who want to build solid, real-life friendships in a region that is not always conducive to freethought.  We have a wide variety of events to cater to freethinkers of all tastes. Don’t worry about trying to attend them all.

Our mission is one centered on building friendships, so if you are looking for something more protest/activist driven, then check out our colleagues at the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Monthly Meeting
This is our “official” meetup where we discuss group business, conduct votes and have group discussion.  If you have an idea for the group, or want a solid intellectual discussion, this is for you.  
Currently we’ve been holding these at the public libraries throughout town, followed by coffee fueled talk at Ziggies or IHOP. This occurs on the 3rd Thursday of the month.  6pm-9pm at the library.
Skeptics in the Pub
At this series of events we have guest speakers, and discussion usually centers on science, the paranormal and pseudoscience.  Discussion is not coordinated for this meetup, just mingle and have a cold one!

This event is held at Farmer’s Gastropub on the 1st Tuesday of the month. Goes from 6pm to closing time.

Freethinker’s Game Day
An all-day party with board games, video games and the like.  Bring food and drinks and if you stay till the end, help with clean up is appreciated.  A great meetup for the whole family.

Usually goes from 4pm-12am at John-Henry’s house.

Community Volunteering

In order to give back to the community we occasionally will help with the fundraising drives for PBS and conduct street cleanup for the city of Springfield.  We are looking for more ways to help.

Other Social Events

We have a number of other events that we do less frequently such as movie nights, holiday events, picnics, and trips to the shooting range.

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Recent Meetups

  • Sunday at 11:00 AM, 9 Freethinkers attended

    Sunday brunch
    Come and have brunch with some skeptics while everyone else is church. This is a good opportunity to meet and converse with fellow freethinkers.

  • Friday at 8:30 PM, 12 Freethinkers attended

    Skeptics in the Bowling Alley!

    They rated it 5.00 5.002 (2 ratings) and uploaded 21 photos

    Well grab your shoes, and grab your balls And lets head to those heavenly halls Sit on down and grab a beer Because bowling time is pretty near Tortured men forget... Learn more

  • February 7 at 6:00 PM, 22 Freethinkers attended

    Skeptics in the Pub

    They rated it 5.00 5.002 (2 ratings)

    21+ event for adult style fun! We will gather for discussion on science, the paranormal and general skepticism. "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary booze."-Carl Sagan

  • February 4 at 1:00 PM, 6 Freethinkers attended

    Skeptic game day!

    They rated it 5.00 5.001 (1 ratings)

    Come play games with you fellow skeptics. Have some fun and meet new friends.

  • January 29 at 6:00 PM, 18 Freethinkers attended

    Freethinker's Day Dinner

    They rated it 5.00 5.002 (2 ratings) and uploaded 2 photos

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    It was great getting to meet and visit with some of the people from the UU church!

    —Libra Casey

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    Good food - good conversation = great time. Thank you

    —Lynn Dalton

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