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"Fundamentalists try to satisfy their "lust for certitude" by oversimplifying things, by making a passionate commitment to a part, and sometimes to a distortion, of the truth."

Kind of like Objectivists and Libertarians!

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WHAT IS FUNDAMENTALISM?
Modern day fundamentalism is an extreme reaction to the complexity and immorality of today's world. The knowledge and technology explosion has left many people confused and afraid. Their understandable longing for security leads some to look for a way to cut through the complexities of modern life and reestablish fundamental truths.
Fundamentalists try to satisfy their "lust for certitude" by oversimplifying things, by making a passionate commitment to a part, and sometimes to a distortion, of the truth.
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Kind of like Objectivists and Libertarians! - dat
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Not really, dat, when taken in the context of the rest of the article.
- Got any more wit-less remarks about the whole thing?
-- Humor on this subject is sorely lacking.