Comments on: Dry fundamentalists

By: Healing Hagar » The Dawkins Delusion

Healing Hagar » The Dawkins Delusion — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:43:34 +0000

[…] Where shall I start? For starters, Richard Dawkins is exactly what a recovering fundamentalist should not become: an anti-fundamentalist fundamentalist. Anti-theists (and I do not necessarily mean atheists here) are often exemplars of what I call “dry fundamentalists“—folks who refuse to do the hard work of leaving the pain of fundamentalism behind, opting instead to get stuck railing against their past.* […]

By: chutney

chutney — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 01:23:07 +0000

For others, the book (When God Becomes a Drug) is here. I had a copy of Toxic Faith probably close to ten years ago, but can't remember enough to recommend it either way. :???: Are there other books folks have found helpful for leaving fundamentalism? Either for themselves or for others?

By: chutney

chutney — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 01:11:43 +0000

Thanks, Mark. I'll look into the book, and I added your site to my kinja so I can keep up with your good work.

By: Mark Brooks

Mark Brooks — Mon, 05 Jul 2004 01:11:16 +0000

There is a book I read a number of years ago called “When God Becomes a Drug.” It’s about this very thing. It’s written by a priest or former priest. I have forgotten his name, but it’s a very good book.

By: Philocrites

Philocrites — Sat, 03 Jul 2004 15:51:23 +0000

Pole to pole.
Chutney writes: The “dry fundamentalist”—like the “dry drunk”—refuses to go through the painful process of healing. He still craves the certainty fix and the safety of an in-group of those also in the know. His likely landing place is scientism….

By: gangesfan

gangesfan — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 03:11:54 +0000

step 9 is a bitch- where you have to go back and apologize to all the fundementalists who act like they are hurt by the loss of you (another immature defense mechanism.)
And by the way- nostalgia’s not such a bad thing. otherwise I would still be drinking.