Flexibility of the Mind

"A scientist knows that evidence will change her mind, but a fundamentalist knows that nothing will change his mind."

The essence of the flexibility of the mentality of scientists lies in the fact that it is a common agreement that humans are the ones who come up with scientific theories. Fundamentalist or not, we all agree that humans can make mistakes, so that offers the first reason as to why it is much easier for scientists to believe that a scientific theory could be defunct. On the other hand however, it is God, or some higher power and perfect entity; on whom religious beliefs are based. So, with evidence or not - due to the fact that this higher power- is literally put on a level above any human. It makes sense that fundamentalists believe that no human can challenge their beliefs.

Moreover, when establishing this distinction between science and religion. It is important to note that a major difference is that science is the pursuit of knowledge; theories are made and tested in order to continue moving forward...science is going to- as a pose to religion which is coming from; once again, this makes it much easier for scientists to question their theories than it does for fundamentalists to question their beliefs.

However, I think it is very important to mention, that these ideas apply namely to fundamentalist. Fundamentalism is basically an interpretation of religion that is very narrow, very strict and very literal. I personally believe in a great difference between religious people and fundamentalists. For example, continuing with the idea that is introduced in the previous paragraph; it might still apply when speaking about fundamentalism; and people who simply blindly follow their religion; and never question the validity of their beliefs...

Nonetheless, I personally think, contrary to popular belief that the true essence of religion is going to- rather than coming from. I think religion is about asking questions, and about seeking the truth; the idea behind the views expressed by religion; is that they should be there as a guide through life; and that even if one chooses to break them at some point; after his own experiences, there will be this strong force that might not exactly make sense when assessing the situation logically; but this force will drive him back to his religion.

On the other hand, what if we ask questions, and break rules...but in doing so become more and more distant from whatever views are expressed by our religion. I think that in that case, there is no point in blindly following something that one does not actually believe and truly understand.