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It is called fundamentalism. The information age is doing a great deal to bring many of the assumptions and teachings of fundamentalism to the consciousness of the general public. This is good, because an open discussion [not pressured compliance with one side or the other] can only improve everyone's understanding of the world and how it works.

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