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| The mission of the Center for Inquiry is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values.
To oppose and supplant the mythological narratives of the past, and the dogmas of the present, the world needs an institution devoted to promoting science, reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values. The Center for Inquiry is that institution. At the Center for Inquiry, we believe that evidence-based reasoning, in which humans work together to address common concerns, is critical for modern world civilization. Moreover, unlike many other institutions, we maintain that scientific methods and reasoning should be utilized in examining the claims of both pseudoscience and religion. We reject mysticism and blind faith. No topic should be placed off limits to scrutiny—certainly not fringe science and religion, which have an enormous influence on beliefs and conduct. We also maintain that values are properly the subject of study and discussion as much as empirical claims. The Center for Inquiry studies and promotes human values based on a naturalistic outlook. Ideological doctrine and religious dogma have no more right to dictate our moral norms than they do to influence scientific research. |
| Polaris is a Fee Only investment advisor. They are paid by you - so they work for you. Most advisors are paid a commission to sell things to you.
Average mutual Funds can charge 1.5% to 2.0% per year in expenses. They use Ultra Low Cost mutual funds with expenses of 0.2% per year. Some advisors charge loads (sales fees) as high as 8.5%. Polaris uses only No Load mutual funds. |
| The Secular Student Alliance (SSA) is a 501(c)3 educational nonprofit whose purpose is to educate high school and college students around the country about the value of scientific reason and the intellectual basis of secularism in its atheistic and humanistic manifestations. We are based in Columbus, Ohio.
We offer students and their organizations a variety of resources, including but not limited to leadership training and support, guest speakers, discounted literature and conference tickets, and thought-provoking online articles and opinions. The SSA also offers major long-term benefits both to the major secular national organizations and to their local affiliates. Our independence of any national organization allows us to move beyond the rivalries of the past and create opportunities for the various secular national organizations to work with us and hopefully each other in educating and training students. While some students are comfortable with an atheistic outlook, others identify as secular or religious humanists, and yet others prefer the emphasis of skepticism. The SSA acknowledges these differences and seeks to provide channels through which all of these students can explore their particular interests and inclinations through involvement with similar organizations once they graduate. To any minimally astute observer of the freethought movement, it is apparent that our lack of numbers inhibits our ability to educate the public about atheism, free inquiry, critical thinking and scientific reasoning. The key to resolving this problem is building a strong youth and student movement. It's not enough though to involve students and then lose track of them when they graduate. The SSA is committed to finding solutions to this problem by developing programs to maintain involvement, communication and community. Pursuant to this effort, we wish to develop tight ties with local and national groups to assist us in this effort. We hope to position the SSA as a significant means by which local and national organizations grow their pools of subscribers, activists, writers, donors and talent. |
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