"freethinkers?" and always with quotes but not the question mark. Do not want to offend any atheists who are not freethinkers (is that possible?) or vice-versa
2007-06-29 15:19:49 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
O and agnostics I will include you in the group as well.
2007-06-29 15:24:02 · update #1
O and agnostics I will include you in the group as well.
2007-06-29 15:24:17 · update #2
that's fine, you can call us anything you like, really.
2007-06-29 15:22:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
How can you define someone as a "freethinker" when they have a closed mind on a subject ? Any subject ? I'm happy to admit that in an infinite universe, however unlikely, there is a possibility (possibility) that somewhere there is an actual ugly looking, wheat based lifeform that can fly. How could I say for sure that there isn't ?
2007-06-29 22:39:29 · answer #2 · answered by =42 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just another term. I think "freethinker" refers to atheists and agnostics so some people prefer that term.
2007-06-29 22:23:13 · answer #3 · answered by Cindy Lou Who --P3D-- 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freethinker is a good term.
2007-06-29 22:25:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although it sound complimentary, in some ways it is not. There are some people that are so deep into atheism they wil not accept the hypothetical, most will but I have seen some that are not free thinking. So refer to most as but not all.
Do people really need more labels?
2007-06-29 22:24:01 · answer #5 · answered by Link , Padawan of Yoda 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it possible that one can be not believe in deity but not subscribe to the philosophy of freethought? Yes, of course. I don't forsee anybody getting offended over it, but I think you should use each term in the proper context. Don't use one when you mean the other.
2007-06-29 22:23:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fine by me. I think there are other people who think freely who do believe in a higher power, though. As an atheist I don't mind... just be aware that that term is not specific to atheists.
2007-06-29 22:23:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. How do you propose to refer to agnostics?
2007-06-29 22:23:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Christian, but I am a free thinker...and they might be offended whenever you talk abotu them like that, as if it's a code name. Just say atheist.
2007-06-29 22:25:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fine with me.
2007-06-29 22:24:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I prefer to be called 'Stud'. Especially after I've had my nightly Viagra.
2007-06-29 22:25:32 · answer #11 · answered by S K 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋