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Mon Oct-04-04 07:25 PM
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| 29. Some people tend to fear ambiguity ... |
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I think fundamentalism offers them something unchanging and solid. They can't deal with the differing opinions and the mysteries of the world. Let's face it, none of us can know everything and there's always more to learn, which does tend to open one to other perspectives and ideas, which then must be considered against pre-existing beliefs. It's hard work and depending upon how serious the topic is, pretty disconcerting. For a lot of people, it's easier and more comfortable to just retreat into fundamentalism.
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| -What makes people turn into fundamentalists? |
babyreblin |
Oct-04-04 05:56 PM |
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Fear. eom. |
lightbulb |
Oct-04-04 05:57 PM |
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2nd that - it's fear along with the Jesus "brand" |
SalParadise |
Oct-04-04 06:24 PM |
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Here's another great quote I heard on cultism in Christianity- |
JohnOneillsMemory |
Oct-04-04 09:15 PM |
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that is so true, it's a holy-roller mafia, that one. |
jdjkkse |
Oct-05-04 12:57 AM |
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a little education n/t |
gottaB |
Oct-04-04 05:58 PM |
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unwillingness to take responsibility for their actions |
SemperEadem |
Oct-04-04 05:59 PM |
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Indeed - ever see the movie Hell House? |
lightbulb |
Oct-04-04 06:45 PM |
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toilet training |
LiberalEsto |
Oct-04-04 06:01 PM |
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in my brother's case, i gave him a hit of LSD |
mopaul |
Oct-04-04 06:01 PM |
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Holy shit, that's weird... |
transistor97 |
Oct-05-04 08:41 AM |
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Lack of critical thinking skills. |
K-W |
Oct-04-04 06:03 PM |
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Lack of education is a big part of it. |
murielm99 |
Oct-04-04 06:23 PM |
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it's the fundamental wiring of the primate brain |
leftofthedial |
Oct-04-04 06:04 PM |
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fundies are to xtianity as 5%ers are to Islam, |
mandyky |
Oct-04-04 06:05 PM |
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From people I know, I'd say that some of them grew up in |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Oct-04-04 06:08 PM |
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there's a lot to what you write |
barb1622000 |
Oct-04-04 08:16 PM |
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That's been my experience |
knitter4democracy |
Oct-05-04 08:34 AM |
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If you look at the DU listing of topics just now the posting just under |
KlatooBNikto |
Oct-04-04 06:10 PM |
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I've only known one close enough to answer you. |
napi21 |
Oct-04-04 06:10 PM |
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I'm a fundamentalist, but I DO NOT believe in mixing religion and politics |
patricia92243 |
Oct-04-04 06:15 PM |
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But that is not a consistant view. |
K-W |
Oct-04-04 06:22 PM |
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Fundamentalism |
atreides1 |
Oct-04-04 06:32 PM |
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Yah fundementlism is defined by the exclusion of anything else. |
K-W |
Oct-04-04 06:34 PM |
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Thank you for the invitation not to come here. I decine. |
patricia92243 |
Oct-04-04 06:50 PM |
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All I said |
atreides1 |
Oct-04-04 06:58 PM |
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Aok with me! |
salin |
Oct-04-04 09:26 PM |
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You have no right to tell someone s/he isn't at the right site. |
DemBones DemBones |
Oct-04-04 08:04 PM |
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fear, yeah - but. |
ulysses |
Oct-04-04 06:20 PM |
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Why would your friend become intellectually lazy? |
babyreblin |
Oct-04-04 06:58 PM |
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no, I meant that she's among |
ulysses |
Oct-04-04 07:10 PM |
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I didn't think you were suggesting that at all. |
babyreblin |
Oct-04-04 07:27 PM |
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Brain cleansing |
kwolf68 |
Oct-04-04 06:49 PM |
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Fear, guilt, or nitrates added to food |
slackmaster |
Oct-04-04 06:51 PM |
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I won't repeat, but from that other discussion... |
sweetheart |
Oct-04-04 06:55 PM |
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Fundamentalists for the opposing point of view. |
HypnoToad |
Oct-04-04 07:02 PM |
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Laziness. |
NeoConsSuck |
Oct-04-04 07:08 PM |
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Some people tend to fear ambiguity ... |
LisaLynne |
Oct-04-04 07:25 PM |
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Inability to cope with the Modern world |
Lexingtonian |
Oct-04-04 07:26 PM |
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For me it was a broken back |
Ezlivin |
Oct-04-04 07:29 PM |
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well I would like to hear it if you feel able to talk about it |
barb1622000 |
Oct-04-04 08:11 PM |
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There's a good book on this topic... |
transistor97 |
Oct-05-04 08:50 AM |
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There was a moment when I almost went back to fundyism. |
Ladyhawk |
Oct-04-04 10:03 PM |
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Drug/Alcohol abuse ... I have yet to meet a fundamentalist |
Iceburg |
Oct-04-04 07:50 PM |
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I'll second that, most that I know hit rock bottom from drugs or booze. |
doc03 |
Oct-04-04 08:09 PM |
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And if the addiction hits them early ... |
Iceburg |
Oct-04-04 08:39 PM |
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As for me, it was reflection, thought, observation and study |
LanternWaste |
Oct-04-04 07:55 PM |
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What are the five fundamental truths you refer to? |
DemBones DemBones |
Oct-04-04 08:16 PM |
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Pretty good, Bones. |
LanternWaste |
Oct-04-04 08:26 PM |
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Well, it figures that I left out Biblical inerrancy, |
DemBones DemBones |
Oct-05-04 12:48 AM |
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"Mother of God" |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Oct-05-04 01:09 AM |
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But if God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit |
DemBones DemBones |
Oct-05-04 03:00 AM |
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When I refer to someone as a fundy wingnut, |
murielm99 |
Oct-05-04 06:59 AM |
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Fear of uncertainty. Fear of having to live without answers. Fear of |
Kimber Scott |
Oct-04-04 07:57 PM |
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Yes. Fear of uncertainty. |
Tigerlily |
Oct-04-04 08:06 PM |
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My guess... |
Tigerlily |
Oct-04-04 08:04 PM |
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I vote fear n/t |
LeinesRed |
Oct-04-04 08:11 PM |
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Define |
The Straight Story |
Oct-04-04 08:12 PM |
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Not all operating with the same definition creates problems. |
DemBones DemBones |
Oct-04-04 08:19 PM |
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That is what I am trying to grasp |
The Straight Story |
Oct-04-04 08:48 PM |
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Fundies are people who put dogma before anything else. |
Ladyhawk |
Oct-04-04 10:08 PM |
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Are we talking the "Jesus loves me" or the obsessive "brood on God" type? |
JVS |
Oct-04-04 08:56 PM |
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Fear and waning personal belief. |
Zynx |
Oct-04-04 08:59 PM |
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I think that, typically, something happens in their lives to |
DemBones DemBones |
Oct-04-04 08:59 PM |
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Most religious people |
Liberal Gramma |
Oct-04-04 09:13 PM |
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There's a cultural aspect too |
Astarho |
Oct-04-04 09:30 PM |
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Fear and loathing |
mitchum |
Oct-04-04 09:32 PM |
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They've been bitten on the neck by another fundie. |
Ilsa |
Oct-04-04 09:36 PM |
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Fundies breeding with other fundies. |
Ladyhawk |
Oct-04-04 09:53 PM |
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You know, not all fundies are poorly educated jackass rednecks |
nemo137 |
Oct-05-04 12:44 AM |
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It's sad that so many seem to pigeonhole them that way. |
DemBones DemBones |
Oct-05-04 12:55 AM |
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That's so true. |
bushwentawol |
Oct-05-04 01:08 AM |
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Susceptibility to BS and Deception |
opihimoimoi |
Oct-05-04 02:09 AM |
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Hate, ujustified ego and superiority complex, need to be told what to do, |
TankLV |
Oct-05-04 02:15 AM |
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an inability to handle the truth... |
flaminbats |
Oct-05-04 02:44 AM |
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'whoever tells you otherwise must be the devil trying to trick you' |
makeMyDaze |
Oct-05-04 07:14 AM |
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Drugs. |
Ripley |
Oct-05-04 08:40 AM |
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Brain death and laziness |
molly |
Oct-05-04 08:42 AM |
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Fear and uncertainties |
deutsey |
Oct-05-04 08:48 AM |
#77 |
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