Oh, I don't know. It's clear that there's a poor tradition of rationalism among fundamentalists. That isn't really surprising, when you think about it. The central tenet there is that faith matters more than anything rational, and since some of the usual articles of the faith are opposed to current scientific understandings, they wind up starting from a position that science (and by extension, philosophy) must be wrong.
OTOH, I don't know what proportion of the Christian population this actually represents. It's certainly the *noisiest* bunch, but I'm not sure that it's actually particularly representative, any more than the Taliban are representative of Islam. There are certainly plenty of self-described Christians who seek a middle ground, trying to rectify current knowledge with their faith. I suspect they're more numerous, although less assertive.
(Of course, you also have to toss in the number who are just plain ignorant. That's a pretty high proportion, but that's true of the population in general, and I doubt that's changed much...)
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Re: Actually
Date: 2004-02-13 06:02 pm (UTC)OTOH, I don't know what proportion of the Christian population this actually represents. It's certainly the *noisiest* bunch, but I'm not sure that it's actually particularly representative, any more than the Taliban are representative of Islam. There are certainly plenty of self-described Christians who seek a middle ground, trying to rectify current knowledge with their faith. I suspect they're more numerous, although less assertive.
(Of course, you also have to toss in the number who are just plain ignorant. That's a pretty high proportion, but that's true of the population in general, and I doubt that's changed much...)