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hooah212002
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Message 157 of 234 (674004)
09-25-2012 5:25 PM
Reply to: Message 153 by Phat
09-22-2012 11:05 PM


Re: freethinking = evil?
To me, the concept of freethinking implies that an individual never wants to admit that any "other" is right and that by reserving the right to ask endless questions and avoid committing to any final answer or truth, they in effect become their own authority. The way that I was taught to understand it all, we are never meant to know perfection unless we surrender to it and let it have us.
Well then, i guess it's a good thing the word/concept of "freethinking/freethought" isn't some nebulous idea without a definition and up for subjective interpretation. No sir, it has a meaning. You should try looking it up since you are WAY off.

"Science is interesting, and if you don't agree you can fuck off." -Dawkins

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hooah212002
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Message 163 of 234 (674094)
09-26-2012 2:23 PM
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09-26-2012 10:33 AM


Re: freethinking = evil?
You should make note that I suggested you find the meaning of the word, not how some guy used it 300 years ago. You should also make note that there is actually a very active freethought community alive and kicking in this day and age.
Freethought in it's purest form is merely a word people use to describe themselves when they are free from the shackles of dogma. "Freethinkers" are those who allow themselves to think freely, as the name implies. Nowhere in the freethought community or usage of the word does it necessitate being actively against relgigion or faith. That is merely a byproduct of freethought. Once you open your mind and free yourself from religious dogma, one has a tendency to fade away from religion. This is why you religious types fear and vilify freethought unjustly.
I shall make another suggestion: learn about what the freethought community is and what they seek to do. Freethought doesn't necessarily entail atheism, but any intellectually honest atheist is first a freethinker. The same with skepticism: one should be a skeptic first and an atheist second.
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