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In Reply to: Re: Religious fanaticism? posted by sawyer on October 13, 2008 at 21:17:56:
You are right, I didn't explain. My mistake.
In my opinion, one's religious views (or spirituality) is what shapes our view of the world. Religious fanaticism is (in my opinion) what prevents some people from thinking that they may be wrong, first about religion and second about ideas that have a different fundamental ideas (or foundation).
When I say religious fanaticism I mean a person's attitude that it is simply impossible for that person to be wrong. That is the state of righteousness according to self, or self righteousness.
In my opinion, this attitude is religious and that it has has its roots in a type of religion that gives an individual the right to be right. Not all religions claim that a person can say "God told me such-and-such thing and therefore is what I must do". Not all religions have prophets. American Christianity has prophets, all kinds of prophets, including false prophets.
Because it is not only a religious attitude and it can be used in more general terms, I do so. The general attitude of people who direct and regulate through policies that prevent their own review is, in my opinion, self righteous.
The current crisis is the result of these lack of balances and checks. There has been government regulation of the banking industry, and some people even say that there has been too much regulation. Regardless, greed and the self righteous attitude of the rulers to stick to their political doctrines and ideologies resulted in this economical crisis.
I hope this is clear enough.
