Blog Posts on freethought

Bound by Belief: Are Catholics Obliged to Obey? by Filipino Freethinkers on Sep 24, 2011And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. - Matthew 16:19 A reader of my post on primacy of consc...

Who I am Today by Filipino Freethinkers on Sep 1, 2011The nuns, rapture written all over their faces, some of them with tears streaming down their cheeks, continued to scream. Viva il Papa. Viva Il Papa. The only thing that popped into my mind was a quote: “Father, forgive them, they know not what the...

Forty-four Thoughts of a Founding Freethinker by Filipino Freethinkers on Jan 29, 2011While the world watches Egypt in revolution, many are unaware that almost three centuries today, one of the greatest revolutionaries was born. January 29, 1736 is the birthday of Thomas Paine, a man Thomas Edison regarded “as one of the greates...

Can you scare a Skeptic into believing? by Filipino Freethinkers on Nov 13, 2010One of the tactics proselytizers use to try to convert nonbelievers is the appeal to fear. What if you're wrong? What if it turns out there really is a god and you've lived your life on the assumption that there isn't?

What it Means to be a Nonbeliever by Filipino Freethinkers on Sep 18, 2010There are reasons why some people would rather call themselves skeptics or freethinkers instead of atheists, and one is to avoid the not uncommon misconception that atheism automatically means the positive claim that there is no god.

The Morality of a Nonbeliever by Filipino Freethinkers on Sep 6, 2010One of the most common reactions I hear from theists on atheism or even on freethought in general is a question on where the nonbelievers base their morality considering they do not hold themselves accountable to an absolute standard or have their ac...

New Beginning by Filipino Freethinkers on Sep 3, 2010“My Bliss is KNOWLEDGE, yours is IGNORANCE,” is a quote I made that, despite having struck my friends – whether they’re online or in person -  is one they respect. For several years it has been like this. As I was seeking for...

Skepticism and Critical Thinking by The Critical Thinker(tm) on Jul 9, 2010Coming back to basics again, we had our previous posts on how to find knowledge through intuition, rationalism, and observation. Nice follow-up thoughts from Filipino Free Thinkers on rationalization and skepticism: In rationalization, the belief whi...

What It Means To Be A Freethinker by Filipino Freethinkers on Mar 10, 2010In the FF forum and Facebook page, every once in a while someone oblivious to the standard definition butts in with the assumption that freethinking means setting the mind completely free – unrestrained even by reason, logic, or reality. More commo...

I killed my guardian angel – is that OK? by Yodisphere.com on Sep 30, 2009“From being Lucifer, son of the morning, the lightbearer, the brilliant one, the shining one, he now became Satan, the adversary, the slanderer, the accuser, the archrebel, the archenemy, the devil, the destroyer…” - Angels, we never walk alone...