An overview of Free Thinking in society. The presentation explains the drawbacks and advantages of Free Thinking using materials from many resources/sources. It is a visual essay

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FREE THINKING
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2. What Is Free Thinking
 Liberation of the mind
 Liberation of the soul
 Unbiased mind
 Unburdened mind
 Open-mindedness
 Tolerance of ideas
 Enlightenment
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4. Free Thinking Does Not Mean
 Ignoring the laws
 Joining a counterculture
 Peeing on holy pix and icons
 Desecrating other people’s holy symbols
 Making fun of other people’s religions
 Burning flags
 Vandalizing and terrorizing society
 Destroying the fabric of society
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5. Caution
 Even if one does not agree with what society
and people think, say, and do, it is best to
invoke change the civilized way, not the
revolutionary way that causes anguish,
agony, embarrassment, harm and pain
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6. Free Thinking Does Not Mean
 Becoming an atheist, agnostic or skeptic to
just prove that everything can and should be
explained with rational/logical thinking and
must be proven scientifically. Free Thinking
does not mean ignoring the metaphysical,
spiritual and unworldly aspects of our
existence. Free Thinking is about accepting it
all … saying “Yes” to all. Remember that all
options and solutions are available to us
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7. But it also does not mean
 Accepting the totally idiotic, ridiculous,
absurd, unwise, and bizarre nonsense
because then there is no progress
Stupid ideas , views, perspectives
and opinions are as damaging as a
bad dogma. One must somehow
know what to espouse and accept
and what to reject. And that is
exactly where the rub is because
people have different experiences,
knowledge and other filters to
make such decisions
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8. Free Means Free
 No lenses or restrictions from science, logic,
reason, proven body of theory or knowledge,
or dogma
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9. Believe It Or Not
 Most people cannot let go of the beliefs that
they were taught by their parents, schools,
churches and society. There is an innate fear
that something bad will happen if they “let
go” of their original and basic beliefs. The
fear of being rejected by society (= not being
accepted, not seen as normal, and not
belonging) is extremely strong. This is the
number one reason for “staying inside the
box”
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10. “It Ain’t Easy Being Me”
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11. Being Different Is Not Being
Wrong
Don’t try to be a duckling if you are
born to be a swan
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12. However, Being Different Is
Not Always Good Or Smart
Being different does not necessarily denote brilliance
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13. What Society Thinks
Their ways are tried,
tested and proven.
Doing something
different is stupid and
naive
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14. The Very Invention Of Hell
Is All About Not Fitting In
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15. Recognize That People and
Society Are Not Always Sane
They create
their own Hell
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16. Today’s Version Of Hell
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17. Remember That …
 People make their beliefs their way of life and
the basis for their attitude, viewpoints and
actions. Changing one’s basic beliefs is very
hard and even painful
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18. It Takes Courage To Change
And Try Something Different
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19. It Takes Courage to Change
The World
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20. Sometimes It Helps To Be
Ignorant. Ignorance Is Bliss
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22. Formal (and partially wrong)
Definition of Free Thinking
 “Free-think-er (n). A person who forms opinions
about religion on the basis of reason, independently
of tradition, authority, or established belief
 Freethinkers include atheists, agnostics and
rationalists. No one can be a freethinker who
demands conformity to a bible, creed, or messiah.
To the freethinker, revelation and faith are invalid,
and orthodoxy is no guarantee of truth.” –
Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc.
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23. Another Incomplete
Definition
 “The concept of free thought refers to the process of
making decisions and arriving at beliefs without relying
solely upon tradition, dogma, or the opinions of
authorities. Usually the context of this is only in religion,
although a person can be a freethinker in other areas as
well. In place of tradition or dogma, freethinkers insist
upon using reason, logic, and evidence as the bases for
forming reasonable and justified beliefs. Superstition is
rejected in favor of science. Most freethinkers are also
atheists, although that is not required. It is possible to be
an atheist without also being a freethinker, or to be a
freethinker without also being an atheist.” – Austin Cline,
Glossary of Religion & Philosophy at About.com
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24. Why Is Free Thinking Feared?
 Because it insults most people’s faiths, values
and beliefs
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25. No words are
required. Even
people that do not
know anything
about Free Thinking
realize that the
message on the sign
is dead wrong
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26. The Penalty Of Killing Free
Thinking
However, this chart is
not perfect. It is not
Science alone that
advances scientific
ideas and expands
Cosmic Consciousness.
There is a continuation
of the Enlightenment
Age that impacts
everything!
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27. Does Free Thinking Promote
Revolution?
It could
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28. Consider This:
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29. Other Revolutionaries
Aristotle
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30. What They All Have in
Common?
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31. What Does It Take to Think
Outside The Box
No, Not This
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32. First, Find The Right
Environment
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33. Get Rid Of All Your Fears
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34. Know What “Your Box” Is
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35. Learn or Develop An Approach
To Get Out Of The Box
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37. Examine Your Life. What Is
Your Box?
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38. How Did You Get In The Box?
Is The Box Worth It To You?
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39. Know Thy Self
You cannot improve if you don’t know who or what you are
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40. Some People Don’t Know That
They Are In A Deep Box
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43. Know Thy Self includes knowing your thoughts, dreams and aspirations
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44. Change Values And Beliefs,
if necessary
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45. Leave Reckless Ideals Behind
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46. Change You, If Necessary
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47. Best Time To Change
(Organized Religion)
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48. Then, Let Your Mind Roam
Outside The Box
How?
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49. Allow Your Mind To Roam
Give yourself
permission to
think whatever it
wants w/o being
bashful, shamed,
or embarrassed.
It’s OK to dream
and to think
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50. Remove Remaining Obstacles
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51. Seek Gnosis
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52. Wisdom
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53. Wisdom
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54. Wisdom
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55. Remember That:
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56. It’s not this easy
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57. Knowledge Is An Ecosystem
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58. Allow Gnosis to Transform
You
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59. Remember that Gnosis Can
Cause Trouble
One can be ostracized
from his/her own family,
friends and society.
Mean spirited people will
assign all kind of labels to
the people that their ideas
do not fit with their own.
They may even kill them
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60. Seek The Truth
A life full of lies is not worth
living because it loses its
meaning, its purpose and its
destiny. Such a life is
worthless and meaningless
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61. The Truth About Most People
They live lives full of lies and falsehoods in a make-
believe world. They expire without ever knowing the
truth about themselves, life, Oneness, or The (Life)Force.
They are happy to just fit in society and survive life.
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62. Seek The Wizard
Some people are
wise. Seek their
opinion and views.
It makes the
journey “home” so
much shorter
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63. Seek Enlightenment
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64. There is no ultimate truth
and no ultimate knowledge.
It is an endless journey
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65. Seek Higher Levels Of Consciousness
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66. Samples Of Free Thinking
 Why is it when Government takes something
that isn’t theirs against the will of the owner
it’s called Taxation, but when I do it’s called
Theft?
 Why is it when the Government takes a life
without the persons consent it’s called War,
but when I do it’s called Murder?
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67. Samples Of Free Thinking
 Why is it against the law to run a ponzi
scheme, but it is OK for the Government to
run ponzi schemes, such as Social Security
and Medicare?
 Why is it that some people are called Royals
and have the right to rule a country without
being elected? Why was ‘blue blood’ granted
to the strongest or most cunning man?
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68. Samples Of Free Thinking
 Society and Government are nothing more than
a key mechanism to survival. Some people do
not need such a mechanism to survive or thrive.
It is forced on all of us as our gift from God. We
all have to fit and conform. The alternative is to
be incarcerated or killed. They call this freedom!
Governments used to be nothing more than a
leader and his cohorts/gang that took over by
force and then held onto power by brainwashing
the masses into blindly following them
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69. Visit www.lightenabler.com
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