Freethinkers Day (January 29th)
Quick facts When is it? Every January 29th Tagged as People & Relationships What's the hashtag? #Free thinker sDay Have we missed something? Get ready to open up your mind to new possibilities and ideas on this day when people are not only allowed to think outside the box, but are even encouraged to do so! History of Freethinkers Day Free thinker s Day falls on the birthday of Thomas Paine, a prominent thinker whose work and publications promoting a philosophy of Enlightenment heavily influenced the course of the American and French revolutions. Although he was English-born, Paine was a courageous man whose life and work was an inspiration for those who wanted to find their independence (particularly from his native land of England). Particularly, his efforts promoted the rejection of abstract authority that embodied power and self-promotion over reason. Although his influence began a couple of hundred years ago, it wasn’t until the 1990s that The Tr...