OK, I’m an Atheist Fundamentalist. Now What?

[cbayer]

3. I don't like the term. It doesn't really describe anything.

The author that he is responding to makes an interesting distinction between atheists and atheists with specific beliefs. This makes sense to me, but the terminology remains clumsy.

Every movement has it's "firebrands" and they can play an important role, but they can also become liabilities at some point. The raging does garner attention, which can be good, but once it begins repelling allies, there is a problem.

I agree that the fundamentalists on both sides of this spectrum are trying to create a sad, dogmatic, and rigid system, and they often seem to want to do it just so they can be "right".