I agree with this assessment. I often think of it using the language of fundamentalism. Fundamentalism is at its core the belief that I arrived at the only/best/real answer and that anyone who didn’t is either dumb or bad. It leads to disrespect of other groups and an unwillingness to see any sort of common ground. In my opinion both theist and atheist groups can produce that sort of fundamentalists. Though religion produces many more. Let’s hope more people will join group A.
Fundamentalism is at its core the belief that I arrived at the only/best/real answer and that anyone who didn’t is either dumb or bad.
Doesn’t this pretty well summarize traditional Christianity?
Jesus is The Way, The Truth, The Life; the only way to the Father/salvation. Those who deny this are considered “lost”, “unsaved”, “evil” by their nature, and literally condemned for all of eternity.
There is a noticeable recent softening of the fire and brimstone bits of Christianity. But it seems to me this is mostly just a PR move.
I agree with this assessment. I often think of it using the language of fundamentalism. Fundamentalism is at its core the belief that I arrived at the only/best/real answer and that anyone who didn’t is either dumb or bad. It leads to disrespect of other groups and an unwillingness to see any sort of common ground. In my opinion both theist and atheist groups can produce that sort of fundamentalists. Though religion produces many more. Let’s hope more people will join group A.
Doesn’t this pretty well summarize traditional Christianity?
Jesus is The Way, The Truth, The Life; the only way to the Father/salvation. Those who deny this are considered “lost”, “unsaved”, “evil” by their nature, and literally condemned for all of eternity.
There is a noticeable recent softening of the fire and brimstone bits of Christianity. But it seems to me this is mostly just a PR move.