“FREETHOUGHT DAY”
(OCTOBER 12TH)
(“freethought” (or “free thought”) is a philosophical viewpoint which holds that positions regarding truth should be formed on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism, rather than authority, tradition, revelation, or other ‘dogma’)
(in particular, freethought is strongly tied with rejection of ‘traditional religious belief’)
(the cognitive application of freethought is known as “freethinking”, and practitioners of freethought are known as “freethinkers”)
(the term first came into use in the 17th century in order to indicate people who inquired into the basis of ‘traditional religious beliefs’)
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