A freethinker is often defined as one whose beliefs are arrived at by the utilization of logic, reason, science, critical thinking and empiricism rather than the reliance on tradition, ritual, dogma, and authority.

Under what circumstances could some agnostics, atheists, deists and other skeptics or secularists not be considered to be freethinkers?

Under what circumstances could some theists be considered to be freethinkers?

Do you consider yourself to be a freethinker?