¿How to be a Free Thinker?

free·think·er
ˌ/frēˈTHiNGkər/Enviar
noun
a person who rejects accepted opinions, especially those concerning religious belief

As we read here in the definition, a free thinker is a person that thinks for himself and rejects accepted opinions but, how we can be a "free thinker" if no-one has taught us to ask questions and live the information before following that, that is allowed within the system. How can someone can build his/hers independant and individual opinions?

You have your own opinions?

Nietzsche says that we have more steem for the people that has the same opinions as us than the ones that have different opinions so one of the things you can do to start thinking for yourself share and joing with people that can have different opinions so you can hear different point of views and positions about the topic you are talking about.
Also within the groups that you usually live and hang up with look if you are adopting the way you dress, the way you speak and that´s a proof that you are maybe loosing your individuality - so that´s why I recommend you to share with people that will have different opinons and don´t loose your individuality.

Another thing to take in consideration is to ask yourself how the public opinion is changing you. You follow trends without questioning only for following the masses? Have you seen all the people giving all their lives to *false gods" - Facebook and Twitter for example - that separates you from living/enjoying what is outside that little device. Imagine Nietzsche navegating in these times within these social medias, he would´ve been very dissapointed. So ask yourself how those trends separates you from living your life.

Are you a people pleaser?
There is anything wrong in being social but you don´t have to do something that violates your own individuality and your best interest or moral codes just to please others. So, before pleasing someone think in yourself, there is nothing wrong to say No.

Question Everything
Do not mindlessly accept and allow everything that other tell you as a true, research everything that is said to you and keep what is best for you. Everything around is forming our opinions because they know you will not question because they put you the entertainment infront of you to manipulate you. Believe in what you claim is your true. Truth is subjective and so anyone has the absolute truth only the one you live.

Be Logical and Build Common sense
Yes, build a logic thinking and start learning how to build common sense because all has an explanation in this world and so, you have to be very careful in accepting something without bases and facts. Read people as Nietszche, Plato, Schopenhauer that were great philosophers and learn about their perspectives and point of views. As I said don´t accept anything as 100% true live yours and keep with that, that helps you to be a better person

Thank you for reading