they are different. from the phrase “free thinker”, it suggests
tt the person can believe whatever he/she wants to believe. for
example, “all religions are real”. tt can b a view point of a free
thinker. but if the free thinker doesn’t believe in God’s
existence, he/she is an atheist rather than a free thinker. there’s
no sitting on the fence realli, ur either a believer, free thinker,
skeptic, agnostic or atheist.