Freethinker

A freethinker is someone who forms their own opinions and beliefs, especially about religion or politics, rather than just accepting what is officially or commo

Freethinker

A freethinker is someone who forms their own opinions and beliefs, especially about religion or politics, rather than just accepting what is officially or commonly believed and taught.[1]

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Muslim polymath al-Biruni, described by Bruce Lawrence as the "greatest freethinker of all time"[2]
Adam Weishaupt, founder of the Illuminati, was regarded as a "dangerous freethinker" by the Jesuits[3]

Some religious traditions have had groups that supported freethinking. A well-known example is the Mu'tazila in Islam. Described as the "free-thinkers" of early Islam, the Mu'tazila strongly opposed any idea that gave God human qualities, and they rejected beliefs about God having a body, ideas common to some early Shia groups and the emergent Hadith movement.[4] People have also compared the centralized, hierarchical authority of the Vatican with the more individual style of Protestant freethinkers, who are often seen as more open to new ideas and personal interpretation.[5][6]

Today, freethinking is most closely linked with atheists, agnostics, deists, liberal religionists, religious innovators, and those who have challenged the predominant orthodoxies in every field of endeavor, from science to politics to the arts.[7]

Notable individuals

References

  1. ↑ https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/freethinker
  2. ↑ https://criticalmuslim.com/explore/issues/dangerous-freethinkers
  3. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gZm9AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA121&dq=Adam+Weishaupt+Freethinker&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRnaHW6_aTAxV5X0EAHUJ2CesQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false
  4. ↑ https://criticalmuslim.com/explore/issues/dangerous-freethinkers/jahiz-dangerous-freethinker
  5. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YYKcUZorunIC&pg=PA453&dq=Muslim+freethinkers&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi67-vY5vaTAxVDUUEAHbMtFqU4ChDoAXoECA0QAw#v=onepage&q&f=false
  6. ↑ https://religiondispatches.org/2010/06/24/vatican-v-protestant-free-thinkers
  7. ↑ "The Saga of Freethought and Its Pioneers: Religious Critique and Social Reform". American Humanist Association. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  8. ↑ https://criticalmuslim.com/explore/issues/dangerous-freethinkers/jahiz-dangerous-freethinker
  9. ↑ https://criticalmuslim.com/explore/issues/dangerous-freethinkers
  10. ↑ https://criticalmuslim.com/explore/issues/dangerous-freethinkers
  11. ↑ https://criticalmuslim.com/explore/issues/dangerous-freethinkers
  12. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gZm9AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA121&dq=Adam+Weishaupt+Freethinker&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRnaHW6_aTAxV5X0EAHUJ2CesQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false
  13. ↑ Russell, Bertrand (1944). The Value of Free Thought: How to Become a Truth-seeker and Break the Chains of Mental Slavery. Haldeman-Julius Publications. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  14. ↑ https://criticalmuslim.com/explore/issues/dangerous-freethinkers/ten-freethinkers-think-about

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