Freethinkers, think!

Freethinking is not synonymous with critical thinking.

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[donotresussitate]

This is why those who do not acknowledge their world view are more bound to it's tenets than those who embrace their world views.

[StrehDawg]

Nice

[AntonTheSpot]

ladies and gentlemen: this is the prime example of someone, whose ancestors were the victims of colonization without explanation.

[AntonTheSpot]

I would ask, "are you a religious man?"

[owheydusoapsk]

Congratulations, you've defined a label and then criticized it given that definition.

[integralmath]

@sarabellumm 'freethinker' is largely a euphemism used by atheists to announce they're atheists without having to say their atheists because of a fear that the religious might choose to exact some judgment on them. I am not confusing anything with anything; rather, I understand why the term is used and what it means for most people who use the label.

[imermiguel]

Freethinkers- Being criticizer for your comments isn't being persecuted as much as being taught and corrected. Most of the objections in this thread are self-contradictory or unsupported by any logical inference. Ex.- "anyone who wishes to be able to draw rational conclusions about reality must adhere to the principle of parsimony"

- now was this conclusion reach by the Principle of Parsimony?

That begs the questions. Freethinkers should organize their ignorance to build up to Truth.

[sarabellumm]

@integralmath

A freethinker is one who forms opinions on the basis of reason independently of authority. There is no reason a freethinker can't accept or reject any religion for their own reasons. Assuming that a freethinker rejects all religions is the opposite of freethinking. You are confusing freethinking with atheism, they aren't the same.

[XheraPhine]

@DarkEmergence Spot on.

[DarkEmergence]

Summary:

"Freethinkers say a bunch of stuff they don't really say."