Is Contemporary Naturalism Leaning Towards Fundamentalism?

Abstract: Humanity has a tendency to move toward dogmatism with regard to ideology. I observe that one of humanity’s enlightened domains of inquiry, natural science, might prove susceptible to this tendency by way of the ideology known as naturalism. Here I ask whether or not contemporary naturalism is leaning toward fundamentalism. I subsequently levy the accusation that there are identifiable instances of fundamentalism in the naturalist worldview, as represented through the New Atheists. Lastly, I conclude with a caution to those who would favor dogmatism regarding the pursuit of knowledge through the natural sciences.