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[[File:Freethinkers.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|Dr. [[Jonathan Sarfati]] is a staff member of [[Creation Ministries International]]. ]] | [[File:Freethinkers.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|Dr. [[Jonathan Sarfati]] is a staff member of [[Creation Ministries International]]. ]] | ||
| − | The terms '''freethought''' and freethinkers | + | The terms '''freethinker''' and '''freethought''' refer to going against prevailing cultural norms and idioms. |
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| + | ==Atheist and 'enlighted' freethinkers== | ||
| + | Beginning in the so-called "[[Age of Reason]]", freethinker and freethought became [[oxymoron]]s. Freethinker is used as a pretentious moniker that atheists/agnostics have dubbed themselves (See: [[Atheism and arrogance]]). | ||
Research indicates that [[atheism|atheists]] are less open-minded (see: [[Atheism and open-mindedness]]). | Research indicates that [[atheism|atheists]] are less open-minded (see: [[Atheism and open-mindedness]]). | ||
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Furthermore, most atheists fall on the [[leftism|left]] end of the political spectrum (see: [[Atheism and politics]] and [[Secular left]]). | Furthermore, most atheists fall on the [[leftism|left]] end of the political spectrum (see: [[Atheism and politics]] and [[Secular left]]). | ||
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| + | ==African American freethinkers== | ||
| + | [[African American]]s who escape the [[Democart plantation]] often dubbed themselves as freethinkers, and are derided by [[leftist]]s with the [[racial]] pejorative, "[[Uncle Tom]]" for rejecting the subservient status of Blacks to the [[progressive]] and [[Democratic party]] agenda. | ||
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== Atheism and dogmatism == | == Atheism and dogmatism == | ||
Revision as of 20:37, May 4, 2021
The terms freethinker and freethought refer to going against prevailing cultural norms and idioms.
Atheist and 'enlighted' freethinkers
Beginning in the so-called "Age of Reason", freethinker and freethought became oxymorons. Freethinker is used as a pretentious moniker that atheists/agnostics have dubbed themselves (See: Atheism and arrogance).
Research indicates that atheists are less open-minded (see: Atheism and open-mindedness).
There is no atheists/agnostics who are freethinkers. Jesus said, "He who sins is the slave of sin". See also: Atheism and morality and Atheist population and immorality
Jonathan Sarfati wrote: "We must also wonder why atheists call themselves ‘freethinkers’ if they believe thoughts are the results of atomic motion in the brain obeying the fixed laws of chemistry. By their own philosophy, they can’t help what they believe![1]
In addition, the atheist worldview has a number of beliefs that atheists commonly share (see: Atheism and beliefs).
Furthermore, most atheists fall on the left end of the political spectrum (see: Atheism and politics and Secular left).
African American freethinkers
African Americans who escape the Democart plantation often dubbed themselves as freethinkers, and are derided by leftists with the racial pejorative, "Uncle Tom" for rejecting the subservient status of Blacks to the progressive and Democratic party agenda.
Atheism and dogmatism
Research indicates that atheists are more likely to be dogmatic (see: Atheism and dogmatism and Atheism and open-mindedness).
Atheists and groupthink
See also: Atheism and groupthink
Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of individuals in which the quest for harmony/conformity within the group results in irrational and/or poor decision-making.
There are a number of notable cases of atheists engaging in groupthink (see: Atheism and groupthink).
See also
Notes
- ↑ Using the Bible to prove the Bible? by Jonathan Sarfati