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SysopJ at 21:42, 28 June 2020

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	~~[[Category:Philosophy]]~~		'''Free Thought''' or freethought is a viewpoint holding that opinions of truth should be formed on the basis of logic, reason, and science rather than on tradition and dogma. Freethinkers tended to be liberal in social matters, advocating for abolition of slavery, and promoting racial and sexual equality.
	Free Thought or freethought is a viewpoint holding that opinions of truth should be formed on the basis of logic, reason, and science rather than on tradition and dogma. Freethinkers tended to be liberal in social matters, advocating for abolition of slavery, and promoting racial and sexual equality.

	It is possible to view some [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] writings as a form of freethought, as in the ''Kalama Sutta''. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] and [[Henry Steel Olcott]] were very sympathetic to the writings of [[D. M. Bennett]], whom they met in India. Bennett published the periodical called [[The Truth Seeker (periodical)\|''The Truth Seeker'']] and other publications.		It is possible to view some [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] writings as a form of freethought, as in the ''Kalama Sutta''. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] and [[Henry Steel Olcott]] were very sympathetic to the writings of [[D. M. Bennett]], whom they met in India. Bennett published the periodical called [[The Truth Seeker (periodical)\|''The Truth Seeker'']] and other publications.
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Janet Kerschner at 14:41, 23 December 2014

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	It is possible to view some [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] writings as a form of freethought, as in the ''Kalama Sutta''. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] and [[Henry Steel Olcott]] were very sympathetic to the writings of [[D. M. Bennett]], whom they met in India. Bennett published the periodical called [[The Truth Seeker (periodical)\|''The Truth Seeker'']] and other publications.		It is possible to view some [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] writings as a form of freethought, as in the ''Kalama Sutta''. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] and [[Henry Steel Olcott]] were very sympathetic to the writings of [[D. M. Bennett]], whom they met in India. Bennett published the periodical called [[The Truth Seeker (periodical)\|''The Truth Seeker'']] and other publications.

	In the United States, the ~~freethought movement~~ grew with the immigration of German freethinkers after 1848, but declined due to its lack of focus and the antireligious bias that did not appeal to most Americans. [[L. W. Rogers]] was an advocate for freethought before he joined the [[Theosophical Society]].		In the United States, the '''Freethought Movement''' grew with the immigration of German freethinkers after 1848, but declined due to its lack of focus and the antireligious bias that did not appeal to most Americans. [[L. W. Rogers]] was an advocate for freethought before he joined the [[Theosophical Society]].

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Janet Kerschner at 18:25, 6 July 2012

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Free Thought or freethought is a viewpoint holding that opinions of truth should be formed on the basis of logic, reason, and science rather than on tradition and dogma. Freethinkers tended to be liberal in social matters, advocating for abolition of slavery, and promoting racial and sexual equality.

It is possible to view some [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] writings as a form of freethought, as in the ''Kalama Sutta''. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] and [[Henry Steel Olcott]] were very sympathetic to the writings of [[D. M. Bennett]], whom they met in India. Bennett published the periodical called [[The Truth Seeker (periodical)|''The Truth Seeker'']] and other publications.

In the United States, the freethought movement grew with the immigration of German freethinkers after 1848, but declined due to its lack of focus and the antireligious bias that did not appeal to most Americans. [[L. W. Rogers]] was an advocate for freethought before he joined the [[Theosophical Society]].