Don’t Think What You Want: Freedom of Thought Without This Book

By Jack Connor

It includes the right to change your religion or beliefs at any time.You also have the right to put your thoughts and beliefs into action. This could include your right to wear religious clothing, the right to talk about your beliefs or take part in religious worship. Public authorities cannot stop you practising your religion, without very good reason - see the section on restrictions below. Importantly, this right protects a wide range of non-religious beliefs including atheism, agnosticism, veganism and pacifism. For a belief to be protected under this article, it must be serious, concern important aspects of human life or behaviour, be sincerely held, and be worthy of respect in a democratic society.Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint, and the absence of a despotic government.Freedom of speech is the right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference. The right doesn't extend to hate speech, advertising, child pornography, and a few other instances. Freedom of religion is the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance. This right extends to any religious belief, but not in the practice of all religious activities (for example, ones that involve breaking other laws).Freedom of thought stands at a critical crossroads. Technological and psychological advances could be used to promote free thought. They could shield our inner worlds, reduce our mental biases, and create new spaces for thought. Yet states and corporations are forging these advances into weapons that restrict what we think.To lose freedom of thought would be to lose something uniquely human. We share our basic emotions with animals. But only we can step back and ask "do I want to be angry?", "do I want to be that person?", "couldn't I be better?".We can reflect whether the thoughts, feelings and desires that bubble up within us are consistent with our own goals, values and ideals. If we agree they are, then this makes them more truly our own. We can then act authentically.But we may also conclude that some thoughts that pop into our heads are a force other than our own.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B092XPNQQF
• ISBN13: 9798740383354
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.0"