The Brights movement is a social movement that aims to promote public understanding and acknowledgment of the naturalistic world view. It was co-founded by Paul Geisert and Mynga Futrell in 2003. The noun 'bright' was coined by Geisert as a positive-sounding umbrella term, and Futrell defined it as "an individual whose worldview is naturalistic (free from supernatural and mystical elements)". This created the basis for a civic constituency to pursue the movement's three major aims: · Promote public 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 people. The brights movement has been form

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