Tuesday, May 12, 2015

The Philosophical Engagement Style of the Fundamentalist

"And if you start commenting on my comment, I will not reply. These are my beliefs and I will stand by them."
The philosophical engagement style of the fundamentalist. "I refuse to dialogue with anyone who sees the world differently than I do."
Why do you suppose all the most civilized countries with the lowest incidence of crime and violence are the most secular? And why are theocracies the most repressive and savage?
Why are the Bible Belt states are the poorest, most violent and most dysfunctional states in the country (with, incidentally, the highest incidence of violent pornography consumption and teenage pregnancy)? The time has come for a mass-emancipation from Bronze Age and medieval bullshit. It's underway as we speak.

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