Aside from the Will Smith movie, never heard of Brights. After looking into them a lil, I like their ideals revolving around laws being based on science.. but the name is lame.

Yes, I’m glad its fading. I would never use the term, which I see as a rather weak attempt at public relations in the name of the a community that really needs to speak clearly about who we are, what we believe - and don’t - in the face of continued marginalization and purposeful misinterpretation.

I first ran across the term Brights in Daniel Dennett's book Breaking the Spell. I've never really used it and I'm not set on using it, but it makes sense in context of Enlightenment and science as a 'candle in the dark.'

The Dawk & Pinker will always be the Brights as far as I am concerned.

What does it mean? (Sorry English person here..bright means an especially clever child usually)