A Simple Rule

[robvalue]

I'm wondering if it could be the case that some fundamentalists want to live in the world described by their book, rather than the world as it actually is. Kind of like someone who is stuck in the past and is forever wishing things would get back to "how they used to be", except they have adopted a fictional version which they think suits them better than the world they experience.

My reasoning for this is that fundamentalism seems to be literally trying to pull us back into the dark ages. Science is to be rubbished, along with anything else that stands in the way. Also fundamentalists seem to yearn for the visceral "justice" of the past. It seems to be pulling towards the ultimate of dictatorships and lack of free thought, which of course is exactly what dogmatic religion represents. They seem to want very simple rules, and extreme rewards and punishments.

That's the impression I get, anyhow.

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As for moderates, I found this Sam Harris video which pretty much exactly sums up my concerns about them.

http://youtu.be/4Zp5BIvK_Rk