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Sunday 7 March 2010

What we call “fundamentalism”-whether based in Christianity, Islam, or some other religion— is a system of thought that rejects the modern world view. But at the same time, fundamentalism could not exist without the modern world, because it is a reaction against the modern world. There were no fundamentalists in the 12th century. Fundamentalism is not going to go away, and the clash between fundamentalists (of different sorts) and the modern world view is undeniably one of the most important political conflicts of our time. But for the most part people on the different sides of this conflict don’t talk to one another. As a result misunderstandings and suspicions grow, and so does the level of conflict.It is up to people on both sides to try and change this. But it won’t be easy. For example, those who consider themselves scientists-who are probably also modernists-typically consider discussion with fundamentalists futile, because the scientists know they are right and their opponents are wrong. Funny thing is, typically the fundamentalists feel the same way. Moderns vs. Fundamentalists

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