Go back 200 years, or even 100, and _everyone_ was a fundamentalist, outside of a few scattered intellectuals.
the rise to political authority of people who make religious belief the basis of their political actions,
Again, this was all politicians until extremely recently, largely because nearly everyone believed
even in the relatively esoteric field of moral philosophy new schools of thought are suggesting that our moral judgements are based on emotion not on reason.
That's because they are. There is no absolute basis for morality, therefore morality has naught to be based on _but_ emotion. You can, of course, guide your actions with reason, but emotion gives you your basis to begin with.
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Date: 2005-12-01 02:06 pm (UTC)Go back 200 years, or even 100, and _everyone_ was a fundamentalist, outside of a few scattered intellectuals.
the rise to political authority of people who make religious belief the basis of their political actions,
Again, this was all politicians until extremely recently, largely because nearly everyone believed
even in the relatively esoteric field of moral philosophy new schools of thought are suggesting that our moral judgements are based on emotion not on reason.
That's because they are. There is no absolute basis for morality, therefore morality has naught to be based on _but_ emotion. You can, of course, guide your actions with reason, but emotion gives you your basis to begin with.