Quick YEC Debunks

[RoadRunner79]

fun·da·men·tal·ism

/ˌfəndəˈmen(t)lˌizəm/

noun
noun: fundamentalism

a form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture.

•strict adherence to the basic principles of any subject or discipline.

I assume that RR is referring to the second meaning when it comes to atheists and the first meaning when it comes to religious fundamentalists, which is a classic equivocation on the face of it. I do wonder what the basic principles of atheism are, though. Don't believe in any deities and...what?

I wasn't really trying to make an argument or some larger point.  But I was thinking of an atheist with a rigid, intolerant, and dogmatic adherence to atheistm or an atheistic ideology.  Those who dismiss any idea that doesn't come from the right source.  Those who will take a hyper-literal interpretation, not because they think it is most likely what the author meant, but it may get them an intellectually dishonest advantage.  Those who are more interested in sophism and rhetoric, rather than logic and reason.

However in this instance I was pointing to the fact, that both can be difficult to reason with, because they won't accept anything that doesn't come from and support their worldview.