De Vrije Gedachte
| Formation | 12 October 1856 |
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| Type | Nonprofit organisation |
| Purpose | Promoting atheistic humanism |
| Headquarters | Utrecht |
Region | Netherlands |
| Membership | 500 (2013) |
Chair | Stanley Bakker |
| Website | www |
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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.