Gator Freethought is a registered student organization at UF that provides freethinkers of any religious background the opportunity to meet and discuss religion and nonreligion alike. You do not need to identify with any particular religious or nonreligious beliefs; you need only identify as a freethinker—someone who holds his or her beliefs because he finds them, after careful thought and rational inquiry, to be the most reasonable beliefs one could possibly hold. Many of our members self-identify as non-religious, secular, naturalist, humanist, atheist, agnostic, ignostic—but others also self-identify as Christian, Jewish, or Islamic, and still more find the entire idea of self-identification either impossible or pointless. (For more about what it is to be a freethinker, see our page here: http://www.gatorfreethought.org/2007/09/what-exactly-is-freethought-our.html#freethought.)

We meet every 2-3 weeks during the school year to hear a guest speaker on some topic of interest, after which we have a lively and interesting discussion, and typically go out for food and drinks afterwards. In addition, our members usually offer to host get-togethers every few weeks for the group.

If you consider yourself interested in critically examining religion and nonreligion alike, you will fit right in. Again, the only requirement is that you allow your own beliefs to be discussed critically and rationally, just as you discuss critically and rationally the beliefs of others. We are interested in examining arguments both for and against the existence of God. Though we are made up of atheists, theists, and everything in between, the group itself is neither religious nor nonreligious. We are neither "anti-religion" nor "pro-religion." We are neither "anti-atheism" nor "pro-atheism." We are defined not by our conclusion—whether for or against God—but by our *method*—free, peaceful, and rational inquiry. Come out and join us! (read less)

Gator Freethought is a registered student organization at UF that provides freethinkers of any religious background the opportunity to meet and discuss religion and nonreligion alike. You do not need to identify with any particular religious or nonreligious beliefs; you need only identify as a freethinker—someone who holds his or her beliefs because he finds them, after careful thought and rational inquiry, to be the most reasonable beliefs one could possibly hold. Many of our members... (read more)