Welcome to the Order of Illumination - the Sovereign Sanctuary of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim in and for Canada. Originally chartered through the lineage of T Michael Bertiaux by T Allen Greenfield, we are a Free Illuminist Grand Lodge of philosophical study and research, whose authority over the Rite stems from the Grand Orient of Italy, through GH Mihail Georgiev of Bulgaria, to the Grand Hierophant for Canada, the Most Rev. T Marc Viau 33° 90° 97°. “Philosophical” is def …

  Canada's National Humanist Meetup Site is not connected to Humanist Canada or  any other Humanist Association in Canada.   The purpose of Canada's National Humanist Meetup Site is to support and promote all Humanist Associations in Canada.   To view Websites and Contact Email Addresses For Humanist Associations In Canada, and Related Type Organizations - Go to  the "ABOUT" section of this Meetup Site. Humanists believe in a secular state, a separation of religion from government at all …

Thinking and deciding are central to our daily lives. The Less Wrong community aims to gain expertise in how human brains think and decide, so that we can do so more successfully. We use insights from cognitive science, social psychology, probability theory, and decision theory to improve our understanding of how the world works and what we can do to achieve our goals. Want to know if your doctor's diagnosis is correct? It helps to understand Bayes' Theorem. Want to make a plan for achieving you …

"A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by modern science, might be able to draw forth reserves of reverence and awe hardly tapped by the conventional faiths. Sooner or later, such a religion will emerge." ...Carl Sagan The SolSeed Movement is an alternative to traditional religions, started by a small group in Portland, Oregon. We embrace the scientific method and eschew magical thinking of all flavors. No UFOs. No homeopathy. No conspiracies. No psi p …