Atheists value critical thinking over blind obedience from "summary" of Ateist Manifesto by Michel Onfray
The atheist does not bow down before any god, any authority, any law, any tradition. He is a free spirit, unshackled by the chains of blind obedience. He values critical thinking above all else, questioning everything, scrutinizing every belief, challenging every dogma. For the atheist, blind obedience is a sign of weakness, a surrender of one's intellect and autonomy. It is a rejection of reason, a betrayal of one's own mind. The atheist refuses to be a sheep, blindly following the herd. He is a lone wolf, a rebel, a thinker. Critical thinking is the atheist's weapon, his shield against the forces of ignorance and superstition. It is through critical thinking that he exposes the flaws in religious doctrines, the fallacies in ideological systems, t...
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