Open-minded FUNDAMENTALISM! NOT possible?

A response to Blade376 (Myles Dyer's) video: Are you openminded?

This video is mainly based around my Christian faith, although I'm aware both Christians and Muslims get bashed by the f-word!

I discuss being open-minded and why we might need a few more fundamentalists?

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[louiseiiid]

Hmmm. Nice brain you have.

I am fundamentally a fun-mentalist. I think everyone should be thinking of something funny all the time.

[talk74]

cheers!

fun-mentalism has its place too :)

[garethac81]

Fundamentalism is about more than simply adhering to core values. It is about condemning anyone who does not share those values. All fundamentalists, of any faith, practice this condemnation. This relates to the concept of fundamentalism which promotes adhering to core values you KNOW to be right (an absolute truth). Once you KNOW you are right, anyone who disagrees with these values MUST be wrong. This negates debating or learning from the ideas of others - which is why the word is negative.

[Zachski]

I applaud you for a wonderful video that made me think.

By your logic, then I, too, am a fundamentalist. There are certain principles I refuse to let go of, even though some people have pressured me to do so.

I think that I will stop using the word "fundamentalist" as a negative term. This video was really inspiring.

Thank you.

[TakesTwoToTango]

The empathic vision on the situation would be: "Ok, this person honastly claims he prefers men. I don't understand it, but I can try comparing it with me liking women maybe... I wouldn't like people to prohibit me from being with the woman of my dreams, why would he have to be prohibited to be with the man of his?"; whereas the cursed fundamentalistic approach would be more like: "I like women, he does not. I don't understand this, but it's not as described in the bible so it's not allowed"

[TakesTwoToTango]

I think it's about a line that's being crossed.

See, you summed up 2 thumbrules which are to you the fundaments of christianity: live a life your God would approve of and be kind to others. The line being crossed by the fundamentalists who are cursed is actually the lack of openmindedness, in the way that openmindedness holds a form of empathy. Say you like women and want to marry one, but a gay man likes men and wants to marry one.

[Th0usandMaster]

fundamentalism

noun

1.a movement in American Protestantism that arose in the early part of the 20th century in reaction to modernism and that stresses the infallibility of the Bible not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record, holding as essential to Christian faith belief in such doctrines as the creation of the world, the virgin birth, physical resurrection, atonement by the sacrificial death of Christ, and the Second Coming.

[aikido7]

I get reminded of Jesus trying to talk to Nicodemus about being "born again."

Jesus gets a little frustrated with him because he starts acting like a fundamentalist literalist. Jesus doesn't think it's a good idea to take the born again experience literally and lets Nicodemus know in no uncertain terms.

If you are going to take the Bible literally and assert that Jesus is the Lamb of God then does that mean that Mary had a little lamb?

[theboombody]

There are problematic singularities in science and mathematics that remain mysterious enough to interrupt the smooth rationale of man's intuition, so it wouldn't surprise me that religion would have the same.

I love fundamentalism myself. Great video.

[Renaudclaing]

No, it just lets me create my own values on what i base is right, right for me, and all the other person that I will affect during my life, any yeah, I dont have GOD to watch over me, but I have myself, my friends, my family, and that seems enough for me

[Renaudclaing]

This video is wrong for the fact that yes, the religion you cary may have some good values in your life and they actually are, since good is good, jesus' message was in fact a very nice message of peace.

On the other hand believing in a certain god because some dude had some good values to offer you is in my opinion a bit wrong, I dont believe in god thus i dont discard the possibility he exists. Am I therefore bound to have no values? // Part 2 in other comment

[ambulansen]

Everyone hates the fundamentalist, even the fundamentalist.