Tag: Freethinkers International
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Pedophilia: “There’ll be a guillotine for this!” And Trump
Since I am open about my lifelong mental health struggles, I am also open about having been institutionalized in a mental hospital. I belong (fortunately) to the small minority of people who need this. So I completely understand people who don’t have a typical sexual orientation. And not everyone needs to be hospitalized (for example).…
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Americans think the US spends 25% on foreign aid. It spends 1%
Ask the average American how much of the federal budget goes to foreign aid, and the answer will often be astonishing. Around one quarter. For decades, surveys have repeatedly found that Americans believe roughly 25% of the federal budget is spent helping other countries. The real number is nowhere close. Before the recent reductions in…
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Jesus non-existence on X. Is it Freethinkers International’s work?
Over the last months, I started to notice something unusual on X. Suddenly, many Christians defend the historical existence of Jesus. Threads appear where believers argue that Jesus certainly lived. Others respond by questioning the evidence. Debates escalate quickly. This change caught my attention because I rarely saw such discussions before. For years, public debates…
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Freethought and the neuroscience of belief
Freethought begins in the brain. It does not start with atheism, philosophy, or rebellion. It starts with understanding how neural circuits create conviction. The brain evolved for quick decisions, not for truth. It rewards certainty and punishes doubt. It embraces tribal loyalty and rejects unfamiliar facts. Therefore freethinking does not fight religion alone. It fights…
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How art and literature have supported freethinking
Art and literature always push people away from obedience. They show new angles, they break illusions. They challenge systems that rely on fear, shame, and silence. Every religion, monarchy, and authoritarian regime knows this truth. That is why rulers monitor artists with more paranoia than they monitor merchants. They understand that a single painting or…
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Freethinking and helping: We will downgrade you
Platforms speak about free speech. They celebrate diversity of voices. Yet when freethinkers tell the truth, the algorithms punish them. FreethinkersInternational.net shows the paradox clearly. It has 25,000 subscribers on X. Its posts reach barely 100 people. The pattern is not a bug. It is a weapon. If you attack the establishment, if you expose…
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The guilty conscience of not supporting Freethinkers International
Freethinkers International is not just another cause. It is a mission that reaches where others refuse to go. In a world flooded with safe, fashionable charities and politically polished activism, this organization steps into danger. It defends the people no one dares to help. It saves lives ignored by the mainstream. And yet, tragically, it…
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Freethinkers International: Why this project must be Dutch-made
I hate nationalism. I hate tribalism. Both are poisons. Both divide, distort, and destroy. Nationalism gives us enemies where there were neighbors. Tribalism gives us purity tests instead of solidarity. Together, they gave us trenches, massacres, and gas chambers. They must be abandoned. But we can still speak of culture. Of history. Of ideas rooted…