<<No, really. Good point. What are your thoughts? >> I'm not sure we've captured the essence of freethought. Logic, reasoning, and evidence must be used in good faith, which means that there must not be conclusions that *dare not* be reached. For many theists, their beliefs must be protected at all costs, which means that there is a heavy motivation for logic, reasoning, and evidence to be bent towards those ends.
So, perhaps freethought is best regarded as not being afraid of thinking any sort of thought? Note that logic, reasoning, and evidence would merely be one means of deriving these thoughts, not the only one. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
