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Anyway, here's an opinion:
I'm conflicted when it comes to religious fundamentalism. On the one hand, religion can, and has, been used for the benefit of the world and its people. On the other hand, religious institutions (which many worshippers belong to, in addition to adhering to their religious tenets), just as any other organization, are subject to corruption; i.e. the few have the power to influence the many. This, IMO, should never be the case.
In conjunction with this, I believe that many followers of religion are, to a degree, brainwashed, although I think that's a bit of a harsh term. Religion, to me, is almost indiscernible from the mainstream media when it comes to this. Many fundamentalists (indicated through YouTube comments) claim to be more "woke" than those who follow the news and believe in their governments, but in my mind they're just as brainwashed, only to a different degree and in a different way.
I suppose my philosophy falls somewhere along the lines of never allowing another person to tell me what to do, without me at least receiving a viable justification for their request. Call me a healthy skeptic.
*Edited for spelling*
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