Fundamentalism may be good in small doses.

I was thinking the other day, maybe the religious fundamentalism that seems to be categorically denounced on this board could, in some fashion, contribute to the over-all religious apathy and tolerance in a society.
Basically, i'm assuming that there is a segment of any population that is always what we would describe as a religious fundamentalist. I think that a larger segment of what we would describe as religious people uphold the majority of their rituals and faith out of tradition. People like tradition, and it does provide a cohesiveness to life.
this segment can take comfort in the knowledge that their cultural traditions are being observed, even if they themselves aren't actively observing them.
This gives them room to be more open-minded, or at least apathetic to religious issues.

 

Fundamentalism of any fashion is NEVER good. It is intolerant, and it is way far to the right of tradition. Fundamentalism doesnt uphold tradition....if anything, it distorts, manipulates, and exploits it. And Im not just talking about the Christian Fundies in the USA...just look at fundamentalism of any culture. It has never, never, never been a good thing, not in even the smallest of doses.

 

the name of this thread is a contradiction .


The whole reason fundamentalism is no good is cause they refuse to share their beliefs in small doses.


Anything in small doses can be a good thing, and a lot can ber learned from different cultures/religions if taken lightly and in small doses.