Free Your Inner Thinker
Organized religions are laden with the debris of archaic, superstitious images. Everywhere people go they are submerged in biblical ignorance, religious illiteracy and historical stupidity (Edelen, "The 10 Commandments"). People are surrounded by cultic codes and images at every turn. This must stop! One organization that is taking a stand is called The Freedom From Religion Foundation. It is most commonly referred to as free thought. A freethinker is a person who forms opinions and beliefs on the basis of reason, independent of tradition, authority, or established belief (Barker). Freethinkers love to learn new ideas and are not satisfied with what is already known. Thus, all members must be free from the conformity of a bible, creed, or messiah. They must be allowed to think for themselves, rather than blindly follow tradition or "cosmic absolutes." Freethinkers believe the truth and choose not to follow the lies and superstitions that are, inevitably, part of religion. Common mythological themes are saturated through out the bible, from the creation and flood myth to virgin birth and hero resurrection (Edelen, "The Sin"). Unlike conventional religions, Freethinkers' beliefs are based
Free thought is reasonable and allows you to do your own thinking. Not all freethinkers believe in a meaning of life, as with all beliefs, individuals are free to accept or discard it. Bibliography Barker, Dan. For an idea or belief to be considered true it must be testable, falsifiable, parsimonious, and logical. Hitler himself wrote, "I am completely convinced that I am acting as the agent of god. Freethinkers use the thinking part of there brain to understand the universe. Many people who don't understand free thought think that freethinkers lack morals. Freethinkers know that the meaning of life must originate in the mind. The most common philoshical question pondered is whether there is a meaning of life. Every belief a freethinker has must have evidence or experiments to confirm it; all attempts to disprove it must repeatedly fail, require little to no assumptions, and be free from contradictions and character attacks (Barker).
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