Vrijdenkersvereniging De Vrije Gedachte (DVG) (English: Freethinkers association The Free Thought), is a Dutch atheist–humanist association of freethinkers. It was founded in 1856 and known by the name De Dageraad ("The Dawn") before assuming its present name in 1957. De Vrije Gedachte strives to use reason, natural science and logic to liberate humanity from prejudices, clerical paternalism, dogmas and false truths.
Cover of the first De Dageraad.
Group portrait at the 70th anniversary of De Dageraad in 1926.
Freethinkers in Rotterdam protest the 1930–31 census.
1951 commemoration of Leo Polak, co-hosted by De Dageraad and the HV.
Freethought is an epistemological viewpoint which holds that beliefs should not be formed on the basis of authority, tradition, revelation, or dogma, and should instead be reached by other methods such as logic, reason, and empirical observation.
Tombstone detail of a freethinker, late 19th century (Cemetery of Cullera, Spain)
Bust of Bertrand Russell in London.
Pansy is a symbol of freethought.
Hommage aux morts de la Libre-pensée, 1881.