That is indeed what fundamentalism is.

But not all religion is fundamentalist.

Put simply, a fundamentalist read the text literally.

So for example, a fundamentalist would believe God created the world in 6 days.

But there are plenty of theologians who believe the text to reveal the essence, not the word for word truth. So they may well believe the Big Bang Theory and state that God was who put the singularity there in the first place.

Posted By: InTheAbsenceOfAHorse on October 6th 2006 at 14:05:06

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Given Delia's religious beliefs (NCFC) - Tim Westwood, Oct 6, 13:36:47
- who do we play on October 17th? (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Oct 6, 13:44:48
  - Bristol (NCFC) - lovely old job, Oct 6, 13:47:03
  - To celebrate (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 6, 13:46:59
- They are quite far away from each other on the spectrum (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 6, 13:40:53
  - All religion is fundamental though (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 6, 13:44:17
    - God save us from Religion!!! (NCFC) - David Icke, Oct 6, 14:26:18
      - Rofl at the first paragraph. Reminds me of somewhere not a million miles away. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Oct 6, 15:37:42
      - afternoon pangler (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 6, 14:27:36
        
        What I want to know is where does he get these Icke diatribes *from*? (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 6, 14:37:39
        
        What like (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 6, 14:54:38
        
        and (NCFC) - pants, Oct 6, 14:58:22
    - No it isn't. (NCFC) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Oct 6, 13:47:44
      - Believing a man created the world, who then (NCFC) - pants, Oct 6, 13:53:37
        
        Burning bush. Her her. (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 6, 13:56:54
        
        what do you mean by 'fundamental'? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 6, 13:55:53
        
        Literal interpretations of text? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 6, 13:57:17
        
        That is indeed what fundamentalism is. (NCFC) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Oct 6, 14:05:06
        
        They get round that argument by suggesting a day wasn't 24 hours but millions of years (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 6, 14:06:36
        
        Himmers....... (NCFC) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Oct 6, 14:09:44
        
        Believing in a supernatural being is a bit extreme to me (NCFC) - pants, Oct 6, 14:20:03
        
        Even so...... (NCFC) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Oct 6, 14:25:36
        
        Blindfold (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 6, 14:12:13
        
        Say what, Dukey? (NCFC) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Oct 6, 14:15:40
        
        How best to read religious texts (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 6, 14:20:07
        
        Ah....... (NCFC) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Oct 6, 14:21:01
        
        oh right. In which case have to agree with Beverley (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 6, 14:00:33
        
        Indeed. Literal interpretations of stories written by English monks to make... (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 6, 13:59:39
    - Fundamentally stupid (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 6, 13:45:18
  - atheist (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Oct 6, 13:43:09
    - lol (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 6, 13:44:25
  - Yeah and after research I still can't agree with you (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 6, 13:43:03
  - Hoddle: pick'n'mix theism. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 6, 13:42:11
    - Religion as a whole is a load of arse. (n/m) (NCFC) - jnw74, Oct 6, 13:43:38
      - Is the correct answer (NCFC) - pants, Oct 6, 13:47:18
      - Thank you for that mature and illuminating contribution (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 6, 13:46:11
        
        He's basically right though (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 6, 13:47:35
        
        I don't think this board is the right forum for that one! (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 6, 13:48:20
        
        Strange. You normally do. Thing is (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 6, 13:52:10
        
        It's a subtle and fascinating topic (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 6, 13:57:47
        
        In my opinion faith has nothing to do with intelligence (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 6, 13:59:37
      - That's not fair on arses. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 6, 13:44:45
- I'm sure our disabled supporters would welcome him gladly. (n/m) (NCFC) - jnw74, Oct 6, 13:38:53
  - I could give them new arms and legs for Christmas (n/m) (NCFC) - Father Christmas, Oct 6, 13:44:34
  - Well it's their fault for supporting Ipswich in a previous life. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 6, 13:40:17
  - a new slant on "I don't care what the fans think"? (NCFC) - pants, Oct 6, 13:40:15

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