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  Freethought - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Free University of Brussels, also known as the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), along with the Circle of Free Thought defend the freedom of critical thought, the rejection of the argument of authority, and lay philosophy and ethics.
ULB physicist and chemist Ilya Prigogine (1917 - 2003) received the 1977 Chemistry Nobel Prize for his work on the entropy of dissipative and self-organizing natural systems, allowing a better lay understanding of the fundamental freedom of complex nature and life, against simplistic newtonian determinism.
Free Inquiry, a magazine published by the Council for Secular Humanism, which addresses Freethought issues.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freethinking   (1328 words)

  
 Free-Thinkers
The early heretics were free-thinkers in their rejection of the regulating authority of the Church upon points connected with their heresies, which they elaborated frequently upon rationalistic lines; and the pantheists and others of the schools criticized and syllogized revelation away in true free-thought style.
Both were in consequence condemned; but the spirit of excess in criticism and the reliance on the sufficiency of human reason are as typical of the free thought of the medieval times as that of the twentieth century.
Originally the intellectual excess of the learned and the student, and rarely leaving the study in a form in which it could be expected to be at all popular, it began with Annet and Chubb (see Deism) to become vulgarized and to penetrate the lower strata of society.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/f/free-thinkers.html   (702 words)

  
 Answers for "Free Thinkers"
This is anathema to the "free thinker" who believes that he can decide, without the consent of God, by what method of worship and by which doctrines God should be pleased.
Now the "free thinker" in raising this objection is in effect saying that "If I was God and I was going to give a revelation to man, I would not give a revelation that could be construed by men as vulgar or obscene.
The "free thinker" does not understand why such an accurate record of human life should be recorded.
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 Buddhism And The Free Thinkers
Many so-called free thinkers are actually not "free" thinkers, but they are lazy to think.
Just because they do not want to think seriously and ponder about the meaning of their existence they say they are free thinkers.
If all those so-called free thinkers do really think freely, they must maintain that attitude in all other aspects of their lives.
www.buddhistinformation.com /buddhism_and_the_free_thinkers.htm   (4788 words)

  
 Free Thinkers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In recent years, we have read about the establishment of "free churches" among us as those infected with the grace-unity heresy crystallize into a movement to the point that they divide local congregations over their doctrines.
Those who pull out start what they call "free churches." They act as if they alone, of all the brethren among us, are the only free thinkers that exist.
With many of them, a Free-thinker is one who is free to form opinions as despots enact laws; free to assert and to decide, not only without, but even against reason and well established testimony.
www.truthmagazine.com /archives/volume22/TM022256.htm   (265 words)

  
 Anthony Collins
Along with John Toland, Collins was the most significant member of a close knit circle of radical free thinkers that arose in England in the first three decades of the eighteenth century.
In evaluating the controversy, one would have to say that of all the encounters between the Newtonians and the free thinkers, the one between Collins and Clarke was the most philosophically significant and influential.
If it were the case that the great bulk of mankind lacked the capacity to think freely on matters of speculation, then the priests should conclude that men should in no way be concerned about truth and falsehood in speculative matters.
www.seop.leeds.ac.uk /entries/collins   (11112 words)

  
 FREE THINKERS
The main purpose of religion is not to ensure escape from punishment or gain a reward but to help one become perfect and to end physical and mental suffering and be free from unsatisfactoriness.
The Buddha did not claim that he is the only true religious teacher and if one came and worshipped and prayed to him, one would be saved, one’s sins would be forgiven, one would end up in heaven or nirvana after death.
When we compare our reasoning with that of the great thinkers or scientists, then in the eyes of those high intellectuals, our reasoning is not accurate.
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 Free thinkers are breaking out of 2-party mold   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Free thinkers are breaking out of 2-party mold
If free thinkers hope to make a difference, they ought to think about returning to the Republican fold.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/621129/posts   (1255 words)

  
 Industrial Revolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The work ethic argument has, on the whole, tended to neglect the fact that several inventors and entrepreneurs were rational free thinkers or "Philosophers" typical of a certain class of British intellectuals in the late 18th century, and were by no means normal church goers or members of religious sects.
Examples of these free thinkers were the Lunar Society of Birmingham which flourished from 1765 to 1809.
Its members were exceptional in that they were among the very few who were conscious that an industrial revolution was then taking place in Britain.
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 This is Your Story - The Progressive Story of America. Pass It On.
Through compromise and conciliation the draftsmen achieved a Constitution of checks and balances that is now the oldest in the world, even as the revolution of democracy that inspired it remains a tempestuous adolescent whose destiny is still up for grabs.
For all the rhetoric about "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," it took a civil war to free the slaves and another hundred years to invest their freedom with meaning.
All were provided not by the automatic workings of free enterprise but by implementing the idea in the Declaration of Independence that the people had a right to governments that best promoted their "safety and happiness."
www.commondreams.org /views03/0610-11.htm   (5065 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Free Thinkers: Books: Silbert L   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Even in the land of the free, however, being a free woman is a tricky business, ringed round with uncertainties, as Ida slowly realizes as she surveys the life she shares with watch-repairer Berman, whos moved into her apartment without benefit of clergy.
Cut off from her disapproving family, mired in a domestic routine as stultifying as any marriage, she yearns to emigrate to Palestine.
But her determination to cut herself loose from her old life only raises probing, though repetitive, questions about what is means to be free, and how Ida might recognize the freedom she thirsts for.
www.amazon.ca /Free-Thinkers-Silbert-L/dp/1583220259   (690 words)

  
 Freethinkers of Colorado Springs Guestbook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
What is the connection between the Free Thinkers and the Gay & Lesbian Fund and why is their office chosen as the monthly meeting place?
The people in society who promote things like stigma against persons with disabilities are often the same people who claim to be "religious" in some fashion.
Is Free Thinkers of Colorado Springs a non-profit?
www.freethinkerscs.com /cgi-bin/FTCS_gb/show.pl?24   (613 words)

  
 Bush Culls Campaign Theme From Conservative Thinkers [Free Republic]
Bush began building his presidential campaign around the words "compassionate conservative" -- reshaping the image of his party to follow suit -- a cadre of thinkers on the right had been trying for years to fashion a form of conservatism that rejected the welfare state but did not turn its back on the poor.
The book is an indictment of the attitudes of the 1960's counterculture and its legacy to the poor.
Bush to Marvin Olasky -- a proponent of 19th century-style charity over the entitlements of the welfare state -- whom the governor calls "compassionate conservatism's leading thinker" in a foreword to Mr.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3944654c57d7.htm   (1928 words)

  
 Richmond Area Free Thinkers - R A F T
Richmond Area Free Thinkers - R A F T
WASH was incorporated in 1989 as a nonprofit, educational organization to explore humanist principles and their relationship to all aspects of human experience and to study the significance of humanism throughout history.
WASH is associated with the Council for Secular Humanism (CSH), publisher of Free Inquiry magazine.
raft.wash.org   (136 words)

  
 Free Thinkers
Over the centuries organized, formal religions have distorted and diluted the truths which lie at the heart of every spirituality as they have attempted to bring the formless into form, and then to organize it according to hierarchies of human status and power.
Jesus was among the freest of thinkers, but not the only one who knew of the inner freedom of sprit which cannot be threatened or destroyed no matter what outer circumstances threaten the body.
Jesus was a free thinker, anti-establishment, and a radical liberal.
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 FREE THINKERS
"It is quite clear to me that the religious paradise of youth, which [I] lost, was a first attempt to free myself from the chains of the 'merely personal,' from an existence which is dominated by wishes, hopes, and primitive feelings." (as quoted in Einstein, History, and Other Passions, p.
"A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a regretful hankering after the past or a fettering of the free intelligence by the word uttered long ago by ignorant men.
But no one of these hypotheses is more probable than any other: they lie outside the region of even probable knowledge, and therefore there is no reason to consider any of them." The Quotable Bertrand Russell p.
users.cwnet.com /kant/thinker.htm   (1861 words)

  
 Deep Thinkers - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
Feeling that commercial hip-hop has drifted away from the real issues that founded the genre, Kansas City's Deep Thinkers offer conscious rhymes urging strength in the face of poverty and oppression.
But these lyrics never descend into mere bitterness; rather, the Thinkers present a positive vision underscored by engaging jazz piano and funk guitar.
True to their name, the Deep Thinkers choose to speak of poverty, empowerment, domestic abuse, and non-party-related politics.
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Free thinkers have the most beautiful and luxurious temple in the universe.
We are always looking to enhance our spirit and have a "something" to believe and lean on.
I had questions about religion, about GOD, but mostly about the organized groups that rule our believes and always want to have all the material things of this world in order to workship the GOD that gave us life for free.
www.geocities.com /freeth2002   (524 words)

  
 Free Thinkers Of Faith : Spirituality, Conspiracy Theory, Occult Symbol, New Age Philosophy Forum And Bookstore
Free Thinkers Of Faith : Spirituality, Conspiracy Theory, Occult Symbol, New Age Philosophy Forum And Bookstore
This is a New Age Spirituality Forum where free-thinking people can meet to discuss these topics and enjoy life.
Free Thinkers Of Faith.com offers a Free Thinker's forum/bulletin board to enable people to discuss these historical, religious, and conspiracy issues while we all expand our spiritual horizons and learn from each other.
www.freethinkersoffaith.com /index.htm   (150 words)

  
 Free Thinkers’ Hideout
I don’t even feel I have to say much about the founding fathers here either, of whom the popular ones consisted of deists and atheists and the very RARE Christian.
In fact, our constitution would not have been ratified had it not been at just the right time – the ignorant masses that believed themselves to be the most moral and god-fearing, are the reason that it took so long for the United States to become as free as it is today.
Free Thinkers’ Hideout is proudly powered by WordPress
www.freethinkershideout.com   (3644 words)

  
 Free Thinkers Movement Design and Illustration   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
I work as a freelancer under the name F.ree T.hinkers M.ovement.
The Downloads section will be expanded, and there will also be a blog as well various other features to try and make this more than just a design website.
Please, feel free to suggest any features, and all critiques and comments are welcome.
www.freethinkersmovement.com   (949 words)

  
 SpokesmanReview.com :: Letters :: Free thinkers really aren't
Yet when those same people become rich, fat and free, they forget the God that made them.
It's very interesting that the people in the article call their organization "the Inland Northwest Freethought Society." Free thought comes from a free people that know the one true and living God.
For without knowing Jesus Christ, a person is not free in any sense of the word "free." (John 8:32 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.") (John 8:36 "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.")
www.spokesmanreview.com /opinion/letter.asp?ID=5474   (452 words)

  
 The Free Radical Press - Internet Activism for Free Thinkers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Be sure to read articles by free thinkers such as
In this age of increased privacy invasion by the government, the
Free speech sites might soon be outlawed if not for the continued hard work of the
www.freeradicalpress.net   (308 words)

  
 Peace & Nonviolence: the free thinkers Group on Care2 Connect
Peace & Nonviolence: the free thinkers Group on Care2 Connect
This is a group of intimate friends,who are simple and good to heart any one who thinks being the same are welcome.looking for you to turn up.
Christine VERRIER is a member of this group and lives in Savigny Sur Orge.
www.care2.com /c2c/group/freethinkers   (150 words)

  
 FREE Big Thinkers Kindergarten Game Download! Big Thinkers Kindergarten Download!
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Please click the following link to be taken to the Big Thinkers Kindergarten cheats page.
If you happen to have some hints for this game, feel free to submit them and they will be published at our partner site.
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 Free Thinker Personals
Welcome to FreeThinkerPersonals.com, the premiere dating/matching site on the internet for free thinkers, atheists, agnostics, and all other non-theists.
FreeThinkerPersonals.com is a haven for free thinkers, atheists, agnostics, and all other non-theists.
We do not sell, rent, lease or give away any of your information.
www.freethinkerpersonals.com   (62 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Uncle Sam's Plantation: How Big Government Enslaves America's Poor and What We Can Do About It: Books: Star ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In Uncle Sam's Plantation, she offers five simple yet profound steps that will allow the nation's poor to go from entitlement and slavery to empowerment and freedom.
Parker shares her own amazing journey up from the lower rungs of the economic system and addresses the importance of extending the free market system to this neglected group of people.
Emphasizing personal initiative, faith, and responsibility, she walks readers toward releasing the hold poverty has over their lives.
www.amazon.com /Uncle-Sams-Plantation-Government-Enslaves/dp/0785262199   (2089 words)

  
 Freethinkers of Colorado Springs - A Haven for Freethought, Logic, and Reason!
Freethinkers of Colorado Springs meetings are free and open to everyone - we hope that you choose to attend.
The Independent is published weekly, and our columns cover issues that affect freethought such as abortion, Separation of Church and State, religious dogma, secular humanism, naturalism, christianity, free speech, evolution, and, of course, logic and reason!
By the way, "sponsored column" means we pay the Independent to publish our column.
www.freethinkerscs.com   (532 words)

  
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