Are you a free thinker?

Depends on how you define dogma, but its a mix of both the way I see it.

I lean towards free thinker, but I cant make a proper opinion on things I dont know enough, in which case I often rely on the opinions on experts on the subject so long they make some logical sense (even though it may some times mistaken because they dont pass a deeper look).

But if I know about the subject, or I have time and the curiosity to actually learn and do some research on it, my opinion is free.

@Alientcp said in #11:
> Depends on how you define dogma, but its a mix of both the way I see it.
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> I lean towards free thinker, but I cant make a proper opinion on things I dont know enough, in which case I often rely on the opinions on experts on the subject so long they make some logical sense (even though it may some times mistaken because they dont pass a deeper look).
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> But if I know about the subject, or I have time and the curiosity to actually learn and do some research on it, my opinion is free.

very interesting subject to talk about what a dogma is. A dogma is a form of ideas, values, more or less wise, which is maintained over time through generational transmission. if dogmas are often assimilated to the religious framework, it is because of their implacability and their accountability; for many, we cannot change an already existing dogma since it represents a form of truth. This applies to philosophy, and I have often said about the philosophers of antiquity that philosophy was the faith of madmen. they were crazy to defy the prohibitions of their time to argue a form of rationality, crazy because they were considered as such because some like Diogenes, Socrates or even Epicurus were ostracized from society for their words and ideas. but dogma is also a form of philosophy, dogma is basically a set of ideas intended to provide a form of light or at least a semblance of normality and justification for the events of everyday life. but isn't philosophy also evolving compared to dogma which is immutable in essence? but this can be contradicted by the fact that a philosopher adheres to his philosophical version all his life before transmitting it to his disciples. and finally, have you seen a philosopher make a mistake since philosophy is not a science?

@CSKA_Moscou said in #12:
> have you seen a philosopher make a mistake since philosophy is not a science?

Yes. They ask the wrong question because it logically seems correct.
They often ask the "Why" question when in reality is a "how" question.

And depends also on what its a philosopher. It is quite frequent to see people saying "You are not a true xxxx". If some one self proclaims to be something, I usually take their word for the sake of the argument, not getting into details because I dont really care much about it, however, sometimes people like William Lane Craig appear and self proclaim a philosopher.

If I take his word for it, well, you have a lot of mistakes there worth of an entire group of people.

"are you a free thinker"?

Well I'm certainly not paying for it. LolJk :).

I don't think

God created math for humans so that humans have a choice

@Alientcp said in #13:
> Yes. They ask the wrong question because it logically seems correct.
> They often ask the "Why" question when in reality is a "how" question.
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> And depends also on what its a philosopher. It is quite frequent to see people saying "You are not a true xxxx". If some one self proclaims to be something, I usually take their word for the sake of the argument, not getting into details because I dont really care much about it, however, sometimes people like William Lane Craig appear and self proclaim a philosopher.
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> If I take his word for it, well, you have a lot of mistakes there worth of an entire group of people.

a philosopher can make mistakes but will never recognize them as such, so a philosopher only makes mistakes in the opinion of others.

because provided it is in his dogma, he can always find arguments. because by nature a dogma cannot be erroneous for those who believe in it, that is the whole problem of knowing what makes a dogma good or bad. because it is the interpretations of the dogma that make it good or bad.

nothing can prove a philosopher wrong since his role is to make of his thought, a set of ideas that he can argue as being his dogma and prove it by a metaphor, an allegory or any other form.

I don't think humans can ever be 100% impartial or unbiased. Just like how it is not possible to be 100% good or bad.

IMHO, it's okay to form opinions. As long as you form them by not blindly believing things you hear. And you are open to change them upon reasoning.

In short, using critical thinking skills and being open to change your opinions is vital.

@WassimBerbar said in #10:
> If "Dogma" means "عقيدة" (faith), then I believe the dogma I follow lines up with the light of reason. My faith lines with my logic.
You may have heard of dogma but have you heard of ligma