Theists, atheists, agnostics: do you think you are trapped in some kind of ideology or are you freethinker?

Question

Why or why not?

Answer 1

An active decision to have a lack of ideology is an ideology. You might refuse to accept something that's part of another ideology because you don't want to think you are ideological.

Best to just ignore the labels and just think critically.

But to answer, I'm sure I'm trapped in lots of 'em.

Answer 2

I'm Agnostic. I believe I am a "freethinker" for sure.

I was born and raised Catholic. By the time high-school rolled around, I started having doubts.

Without getting into a ton of details, I basically understand how I was raised, and may one day go back to practicing Catholicism if I "See the light", but for now I'm happy in what I believe.

I have the freedom to choose what I want in life, and to me that's more important then being forced into believing something I am not sure of.

Answer 3

I am definitely a freethinker, I didn't know my beliefs had a name until recently.

I was a Christian for many years and believed what I was told. Frankly I took it for granted until I decided to dedicate my life to Christ. As I studied the Bible I developed a sense for the the implausibility of it.

I've always had a deep love for the cosmos and nature, I wondered why these gifts weren't given greater provenance in the Bible. There is so much to learn from and about nature. While instead God wishes us to fixate on Him.

To make a short story shorter, I discovered that my feelings were that of Pantheists. It was an old movement based in nature and science. I knew that was who I was.

Pantheist

Answer 4

Religious ideology, no. I purposely made a long-term effort to rid myself of the ideologies of my previous religion. Anti-brainwashing myself was the best thing I ever did, religiously speaking. So yes, I like to think of myself as a free thinker, but there are plenty of other social ideologies that constrain us all in some way or another.

Answer 5

Defiantly a free thinker.Embracing an ideology would simplify the body of ideas to a set of doctrines or beliefs that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system and would not allow for new ideas and discoveries to change existing views therein.

Answer 6

I came to the results of Christianity by being a free thinker. I believe in God and I believe in science. As a matter of fact, there are so many subjects that I enjoy, I am a life-time learner. Within me, I feel that Christianity, science, art, philosophy, music, mathematics,... are all united and they just wait for each individual to find that unified theory. Being a free-thinker has to be about life, both physical and spiritual.

Answer 7

I'm agnostic and quite free to believe whatever I want.

I was once a Christian... but had the same mindset I do now... which is to hold the pursuit of truth above all other things... that included Jesus Christ.

P.S. By 'agnostic' I mean agnostic atheist... aka I believe there is no god... but if you prove it to me, I would believe it.

Answer 8

I'd say I'm a freethinker. I came to my religion on my own, and I don't let a preacher or anyone else tell me how to think.

I'm also not afraid of a little doubt. That's why I'm here.

Answer 9

Not trapped here because I could care less. I keep my mind open to other possibilities (not religion). I don't have a set system, a way to live and pray. I do as I wish.
Religions help keep followers in check. Basically a slave. I owe no loyalty to any religion, just Jesus.

Answer 10

Definitely a freethinker.

There are no preset beliefs, or ideolgoy in atheism. That's where the ability to think for yourself and come to your own conclusions comes in.