Looking up the definition of fundamentalism:
The religious one does not apply in my opinion.
The second one, strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles, might qualify for scientists, as in adherence to the Scientific Method. But that is really stretching the definition.
I do not consider the disbelief in gods a basis for anything, let alone a basis for fundamentalism.
But there are some Atheists and Anti-theists out there that are just as bad if not worse than some of the theists. This might be a backlash to a theistic upbringing or just stupidity (it's not like there aren't any stupid atheists out there, check some of the comments on Youtube for evidence of that).
I would say there is more an individual zeal and perhaps even anger than a common fundamental one amongst atheists. I would guess most atheists only call themselves that as a response to a theistic experience, usually religious fundamentalism.
Wiktionary Wrote:Fundamentalism.
1. (religion) The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts.
2. (finance) The belief that fundamental financial quantities are the best predictor of the price of an instrument.
3. The beliefs held by those in this movement.
4. Strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles.
Merriam Webster Wrote:Main Entry:
fun·da·men·tal·ism
Function:
noun
Date:
1922
1 often capitalized : a movement in 20th century Protestantism emphasizing the literally interpreted Bible as fundamental to Christian life and teaching b: the beliefs of this movement c: adherence to such beliefs
2: a movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles <Islamic fundamentalism> <political fundamentalism>
The religious one does not apply in my opinion.
The second one, strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles, might qualify for scientists, as in adherence to the Scientific Method. But that is really stretching the definition.
I do not consider the disbelief in gods a basis for anything, let alone a basis for fundamentalism.
But there are some Atheists and Anti-theists out there that are just as bad if not worse than some of the theists. This might be a backlash to a theistic upbringing or just stupidity (it's not like there aren't any stupid atheists out there, check some of the comments on Youtube for evidence of that).
I would say there is more an individual zeal and perhaps even anger than a common fundamental one amongst atheists. I would guess most atheists only call themselves that as a response to a theistic experience, usually religious fundamentalism.
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Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
