The principle that people should be free to question, discuss, and debate any issue. It stresses keeping an open mind, and freedom of speech, but it also stresses considering claims with a healthy skepticism. Freethought was also a literary and philosophic movement, including writers such as Mark Twain, among others. Reference section 1.14 Fundamentalism: An outlook which proclaims absolute and perfect knowledge of truth and is generally hostile toward any opposition or other points of view. This phenomenon among humans is noted for its inflexibility and intolerance. It may be seen among various religious people, philosophic circles, political parties, racial or cultural groups, and even (ironically) among some claiming to be freethinkers. In Religious areas, it is usually associated with a literal interpretation of scripture and an extremely conservative worldview, historically hostile to the equality of women, church/state separation, and personal liberty. Reference section 2.7

An intellectual and cultural movement. A freethinker is a religious unbeliever who forms his or her judgments about religion using reason rather than relying on tradition, authority, faith, or established belief.

Freethought is a philosophical viewpoint that holds that beliefs should be formed on the basis of science and logical principles and not be comprised by authority, tradition, or any other dogma. The cognitive application of freethought is known as freethinking, and practitioners of freethought are known as freethinkers.

FreeThought is the note-taking application that bridges the gap between thoughts and expression, using an in-depth but intuitive Wiki-like syntax combined with a clean and non-obstructive interface.