Editing Freethought (section)

==Characteristics==
Among freethinkers, for a notion to be considered true it must be testable, [[Verifiability (science)|verifiable]], and logical. Many freethinkers tend to be [[humanism|humanists]], who base [[morality]] on human needs and would find [[meaning of life|meaning]] in human [[compassion]], [[social progress]], art, personal happiness, love, and the furtherance of [[knowledge]]. Generally, freethinkers like to think for themselves, tend to be skeptical, respect [[critical thinking]] and reason, remain open to new concepts, and are sometimes proud of their own [[individuality]]. They would determine truth for themselves – based upon knowledge they gain, answers they receive, experiences they have and the balance they thus acquire. Freethinkers reject [[conformity]] for the sake of conformity, whereby they create their own beliefs by considering the way the world around them works and would possess the intellectual integrity and courage to think outside of accepted [[Social norm|norms]], which may or may not lead them to believe in some [[deity|higher power]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fabians.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ACommonPlace.pdf|title=A COMMON PLACE by Ruth Kelly and Liam Byrne|access-date=2019-01-01|archive-date=2019-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102002241/https://www.fabians.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ACommonPlace.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>