(April 14, 2009 at 8:40 am)Giff Wrote: Does this exist? And if it does, what is it?
I think this would have be brought down to definitions, here's an answer I gave 7 years ago when someone inferred I was one:
Quote:Miriam-Webster defines "fundamentalism" as:
- (a) A movement in 20th century Protestantism emphasizing the literally interpreted Bible as fundamental to Christian life and teaching (b) the beliefs of this movement & © adherence to such beliefs.
- a movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles.
As an atheist I guess we can reject '1' so you must be using "2" to refer to me, yes?
Do I adhere to a strict basic set of rules? I am a science adherent and an empiricist ... it is from those (& only those) that my atheism arises so, yes I do adhere to a strict set of basic rules BUT they are the same rules that science adheres to ... everything else is negotiable.
So the answer is yes I will accept that the label fundamentalist applies to me as long as you accept that anyone else who adheres to scientific principles is likewise a fundamentalist.
Kyu
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