Fundamentalism

"Fundamentalism is a mental disease", through which the thinker extracts logic from their processes. The denial of evolution is looking at the world via blindfold and this extremism is as dangerous and ignorant of a stance as those of racism, sexism, or any form of intolerance. A minuet understanding of science still allows flow in the direction of progression. It is true that at one time there were some difficulties in the absolutism of proof, but over the past few decades those issues have and are continuing to be resolved one by one.
I can understand the difficulty in the relinquishment of a persons entire belief structure and even their want for little to change. What I can not grasp is what is seen in extremism of their mental shut down at the very utterance and suggestion of anything counter to what they believe. The defense of their faith at all costs is the ugliest and most animalistic response and therefore a most convincing form of support in the argument in favor of evolution. If faith to them is fragile, then that speaks in volumes to what their faith lacks. I have a much greater respect for a person who will objectively weigh the evidence, and even if their belief system over their rational proceeds, than at least they have opened the door to look at reality. I don't see why a person of strong faith and logic could not incorporate the two. Devising a way for them to have a mutual existence in a symbiotic manner is very possible. Religion should not make science its enemy. If it decides to do so then it will continue to show as years advance. Eventually leading to either a great rift in our social fabric, or the demise of such archaic traditions. I don't think that it will be the end of religion as a whole. I think that people like structure and tradition, my hope is that we will change the view of ourselves as subservient to a remote deity to taking on the responsibility for life and our action squarely upon our shoulders and walking through it with dignity.