what do you think,a person should be fundamentalist or not?

Question

Defretiate between fundamentalism and extremisum.

Answer 1

Fundamentalists tend to be very dangerous so I'd have to say no on just that ground.

OTOH they tend to be in some ways more intellectually honest than a lot of the more moderate religious believers in that they actually admit that if you throw out one part of the holy book you may as well throw the whole book out and become an atheist. Although their actions indicate that they are willing to throw out inconvenient parts of their book (e.g. fundamentalists disagreeing what statements from the Sermon on the Mount because they were being used in a context opposed to the Iraq war).

Fundamentalists also provide a very visible display of the negative effects of religion (useful free advertising for atheism) though the costs are probably a bit too high, especially if you have too many of them.

Answer 2

Fundamentalism is dangerous no matter who practices it. I've met atheists who were every bit as fundamentalist as the religious extremists in the Christian and Muslim communities. It is a way of thinking, not a belief. It is a median level of moral and ethical development that accepts information from an external authority which is seen as inviolable. Anything that varies from the external code is perceived as a threat, and is often met with anger if not outright violence.

The best way to avoid this is to be able to admit that you might be wrong. No matter how right you think you are, and no matter how much evidence you think you have in support of your belief, ultimately it is still just an educated guess. Nobody knows the ultimate truth until they die, and anyone who says otherwise is being illogical.

The most important thing missing from the world today is doubt. If you can admit that you or your book or your idea of science might be wrong, you aren't going to strap a bomb to yourself to drive your point home. You won't start a war or fight in one if you realize that the reasons might not be what they seem. You won't put a hit out on a novelist or a cartoonist because they've done something you object to. We need doubt and lots of it. When you think you've got all the answers, you've actually stopped thinking at all.

Answer 3

Well, fundamental mean basically following a doctrine that is established. Extreme means adhering to ideas (doctrine) that goes beyond or outside of what is established. In that case, it makes more sense to investigate both and to choose what one prefers to accept based on what he or she chooses to believe. It is a matter of choice/ free will.

Answer 4

no difference, according to me, cause all of the fundamentalists would grow extremists. because fundamentalism necessitate people to be extremist.