Our Objectives

The objectives of Plain Reason are to promote reason and critical thinking, and to educate and inform the public at large as to:

  • the nature of secularism; and the benefits of a secular society;
  • the need to keep religion out of politics, education, science and public policy;
  • the importance of having and maintaining the freedom to publicly challenge any and all ideas, including religious views, using evidence, logic and reason;
  • the value of critical thinking in all matters affecting the future of humankind;
  • the benefits of self-reliance, as distinct from reliance upon supernatural and religious doctrine;
  • current scientific theories and evidence regarding the origin of the universe and the evolutionary development of all known lifeforms including humankind;
  • the need to stand firm against all forms of cruelty, injustice and intolerance;
  • the need to generate public support for the promotion and advancement of these principles.

Plain Reason promotes reason, logic and critical thought