FACTS is an acronym standing for Freethought, Atheism, Critical Thinking and Science. It is also a special section of BookTalk.org for any and all members with an interest in reading about and discussing these areas of study. In no way is FACTS the core mission of BookTalk.org, but is merely a special interest section for those interested in freethought, atheism, critical thinking and the sciences.

BookTalk.org will regularly feature FACTS book selections, chosen by a small group of members, made available for discussion to the entire community. As with all official book selections a forum will be created exclusively for the FACTS book selection and the forum will be clearly labeled as a “FACTS Selection.”

Why was FACTS created?

BookTalk.org was born back in May of 2002 as a very different sort of book discussion site than we are today. While our slogan is currently “quality books, good people, and great conversations,” it used to be “the freethinker’s book discussion community.”

We learned that our focus needed to be broadened to be successful and this is why we dropped the freethinker angle. Many other important changes have been implemented over the years, as part of BookTalk.org’s evolution and development, but opening up our community to book lovers of all kinds has been the most significant and valuable modification. We moved from being attractive to only a small handful of readers to basically anyone that likes to read and talk about that which they read.

In the process of broadening our appeal, and gaining thousands of new members, we also experienced a decline in the total number of atheists and freethinkers. FACTS is an attempt to bring those quality members back to BookTalk.org by offering the same incredible book discussions we used to enjoy.

This page is still under development....