"If there is a God(Denomination not important) would he/she it encourage free thought?"
As if there is any criterion of deciding amongst the false gods. (That's all of them plus one.
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) Yes, of course God would support free thought, he loves his children and wants them to grow in knowledge. No, of course God despises free thought, his children must have faith in him. This is the realm of counterfactuall, there is no right answer.
Elbaz said, much to my surprise:
"Remember the story of adam and eve, they ate the apple because they wanted to be smart like god, so they ended up thinking freely and discovering. So my point -
of coarse he supports free thinking, isnt that the point??"
The point of the story, in it's current biblical form (it has, of course, evolved over the years) is that the forbidden fruit was produced by the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Adam was punished because he was seeking for wisdom outside of God. God, as we all know, punishes not only our hapless hero and heroin but condemns all of humanity to a world with suffering and misery.
But on to more serious matters. How many angels can stand on the head of a pin? How many can dance? Is dance an ineffable power that only spritual creatures that posess?
Regards,
Synaesthesia
"Reductionism is a dirty word, and a kind of 'holistier than thou' self-righteousness has become fashionable." -Richard Dawkins