Religion
In reply to the discussion: Is Richard Dawkins destroying his reputation? [View all]tymorial
(3,433 posts)1. I clearly stated Christian fundamentalists and belligerent atheists. I never made a blanket statement about fundamentalism as it relates to the behavior of all religious believers regardless of their individual religion. The behavior of a fundamentalist of one faith may be completely different than a fundamentalist of another. This should be (no offense) rather obvious. As for your demands for a list and compare/contrast... why should I entertain someone who engages in emotionalism rather than objective consideration? I will state this: fundamentalist Christians engage in a behavior which places themselves above others. Belligerent atheists engage in behavior which places themselves above individuals who believe in religion. Both groups engage in harassing speech designed to shame the other into capitulation. Fundies tell non believers they are going to hell. They claim to be saved. Atheists tell religious individuals that they believe in "fairy tales" and are fooling themselves. They claim to be enlightened. The overlap is hubris and arrogance.