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	Obscuratism
		Obscurantism on principle is the conviction, that light, that free thought, philosophy, intellectual creativity leads to social evil and social ruin, to the destruction of church, state, the family, private property, to heresy, to revolution.
		Obscurantism by its nature is anti-hierarchical, it does not recognise a mental hierarchy, it neither respects nor esteems the intellectual heights, it equates on the same level the intellectual and the stupid, the talented and the ungifted, the learned and the ignorant.
		Obscurantism is the non-desire to humble oneself before the infinitude of light, knowledge, mind, the awareness of one's smallness before the endless task, obscurantism is a desire for non-perfection, a non-desire for movement towards the heights, the absence of awareness of its own ignorance and insufficiency of its attainment.
	www.berdyaev.com /berdiaev/berd_lib/1928_337.html (5219 words)

	Obscurantism
		Obscurantism is the act of obscuring, or striving to prevent enlightenment, scientific advancement, modernity or to hinder the progress of knowledge and wisdom.
		A very famous example of obscurantism is the use in medieval Europe of Latin (an otherwise dead language) as the tongue of religious and intellectual discourse both verbal and written.
		The seeds of obscurantism were laid as early as in 700 CE when a movement of Muslim scholars, known as Mutazillites (748 - 827 CE or 131 - 212 A.H.) who believed that both the mysteries of nature and the religious belief could be explained and expressed in terms of human reason.
	www.irfi.org /articles/articles_51_100/obscurantism.htm (2837 words)

	Obscurantism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The older sense of the term Obscurantism refers to a class of philosophies that favor limits on the extension and dissemination of scientific knowledge, believing it to be the enemy of faith.
		Obscurantism in this sense is both anti-intellectual and elitist, as well as fundamentally anti-democratic, as it considers the people unworthy of truth.
		Though often associated with religious fundamentalism, Obscurantism is a distinct strain of thought: Fundamentalism presupposes a sincere belief in religion, while Obscurantism rests on the deliberate manipulation of faith by an enlightened few.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Obscurantism (573 words)

	Humor - Obscurantism : black light (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Obscurantism: (from Latin obscurus, obscure, dark) Attitude, opinion or doctrines opposed to the dissemination of knowledge and to the progress of science and raison.
		Obscurantism was fought by the Enlightenment, a movement of thinkers and philosophers in the18th century, which praised general progress for the human behaviour, including the political field, by the broadest possible diffusion of all knowledge.
		The term obscurantism is used for example to characterize the ideas of the adversaries of the Enlightenment which, in the 19th century, were opposed to the diffusion of education among the people.
	atheisme.free.fr /Humour/Obscurantism.htm (153 words)

	DAWN - Opinion; September 11, 2005
		We know that fundamentalists are those who wish to profess and practise their religion in what they consider to have been its original, “pure” version to the exclusion of influences it may have gathered during its journey through cultures beyond its place of birth.
		It is not equally clear what “obscurantism” is. In casual usage it may refer to beliefs that one consider to be incredible, weird, outmoded, or dysfunctional.
		Obscurantism may relate not only to the language used but also to the substance to be conveyed.
	www.dawn.com /2005/09/11/op.htm (2869 words)

	Nigeriaworld Feature Article - The age of obscurantism
		Fundamentalism and obscurantism that take a flight from adhering to their basic tenets into de facto fanaticism are the most dangerous delusion and aberration of the human mind.
		Fundamentalists and Obscurants who take this fanatical flight need to be resisted and feared at the same time, because they are a hindrance to world peace, progress, and the advancement of constructive thought processes.
		Fundamentalism and obscurantism is a danger to peace and the pursuit of justice and liberty.
	nigeriaworld.com /articles/2006/mar/291.html (1087 words)

	HindustanTimes.com
		Only this time it is fictionalized, though the camouflage may be very scanty.
		For the past few years now, my passion has been to oppose obscurantism that has increasingly come to dominate Indian society.
		Is this move towards obscurantism a global phenomenon or one that affects Indians particularly?
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/specials/khushwantsingh/interview.html (735 words)

	What is the pseudo left? — LastSuperpower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		BTW that wikipedia article on obscurantism which references Syed also links to a hilarious definition of sesquipedalian obscurantism however I think that should really be called sesquipedalian obfuscation
		A common theme of embracing obscurantism, relativism, romanticism and nature worship is that they all have the actual effect of reinforcing authority and tradition by restricting scientific logical reasoning (including obscurantism upholding of "consensus science" to substitute the authority and tradition of official science for the actual radical and critical world outlook of science).
		In a war against tyranny and obscurantism, obscurantism is not a useful tactic.
	www.lastsuperpower.net /disc/members/568578247191 (6126 words)

	Pakistan Link Headlines
		RAWALPINDI: President General Pervez Musharraf Friday called for promoting true face of Islam as an enlightened, moderate and forward-looking religion to overcome obscurantism and extremism and to steer the Muslim world out of the current turmoil.
		Addressing a gathering of eminent Muslim scholars from various parts of the world, the President also reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to root out extremism and terrorism through both immediate and long-term measures and rid the society of the menace of sectarianism.
		The President drew the attention of the Islamic scholars to the low scoio-economic indicators of the Muslim world, urging that it must reject obscurantism and fight extremism, as acts by extremist elements tarnish the image of Islam, which stands for tolerance, peace and well-being of all.
	www.pakistanlink.com /headlines/Nov04/20/05.html (611 words)

	Can the Subaltern Hear?: The Rhetoric of Place and the Place of Rhetoric in Postcolonial Theory
		In it, Eagleton accused post-colonial theory of obscurantism, narcissism, solipsism, political disorientation and -- for him, the ultimate faux pas -- complicity with American cultural Imperialism.
		Because time is short, I will concentrate on the issue of obscurantism, with its supposed connection to American Cultural Imperialism.
		At its limit, the problem of obscurantism is fundamentally a question of style, and its appropriateness for a presumed audience.
	www.postcolonialweb.org /poldiscourse/casablanca/wright.html (2554 words)

	Morocco faces a choice between modernism and obscurantism
		As Morocco prepares for the next parliamentary elections in 2007, the electoral-campaign battle has already begun, and intellectuals and civil society are wondering which Morocco the population will choose.
		During my last visit to Morocco, I was very eager to watch the latest hit: the movie "Marock" - a word play on Maroc (French for Morocco) and rock music - by young film director Leila Marrakshi.
		The movie brings to light the division within Moroccan society - which is in a way reflected in the wider Arab and Muslim worlds - between modernism and obscurantism, between liberals and Islamists, and between pluralism of religion and the prevention of it.
	freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1720623/posts (1066 words)

	:: Welcome to Manila Bulletin Online :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		OBSCURANTISM is a word that’s no longer used these days.
		The dictionary defined it as "a deprecation of or positive opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge, especially a policy (as in art or science) of deliberately making obscure or withholding knowledge from the general public," also a "style (as in literature and art) characterized by haziness and lack of sharp definition."
		A good example of obscurantism was a chapter in Rizal’s
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2005/05/07/OPED2005050734169.html (349 words)

	George F. Will: Choice Under Fire, Yet Again - Newsweek Columnists - MSNBC.com
		Teachers unions fighting school choice for the children of poor families in Florida use 19th-century bigotry and 21st-century obscurantism.
		June 20 issue - Florida's Supreme Court last week was the latest venue for the movable feast of meretricious arguments by which public-school teachers unions wage war in any city or state where families of poor children try to escape from failing public schools.
		Florida's Opportunity Scholarships, the nation's first statewide school-choice program, was enacted in 1999 to ameliorate a gross civil-rights injustice—the fact that poor families whose children are trapped in terrible schools are helpless to prevent their children's life chances from being blighted.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8185329/site/newsweek (605 words)

	SSRN-The Difference Between 'True Christian Enlightenment and Obscurantism': Antipapism in The Netherlands Between 1795 ...
		SSRN-The Difference Between 'True Christian Enlightenment and Obscurantism': Antipapism in The Netherlands Between 1795 and 1830 by Sandra Schruijer
		In this paper a study is reported into antipapism in The Netherlands between the years 1795 and 1830.
		Schruijer, Sandra, "The Difference Between 'True Christian Enlightenment and Obscurantism': Antipapism in The Netherlands Between 1795 and 1830" (June 1, 2005).
	papers.ssrn.com /sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=736204 (328 words)

	Pakistan Times \| Top Story: Musharraf appeals to nation to reject forces of obscurantism
		Top Story: Musharraf appeals to nation to reject forces of obscurantism
		ISLAMABAD: Vowing to take Pakistan forward as a moderate progressive Islamic country as envisioned by the Quaid-e-Azam, the President appealed to the nation to reject forces of obscurantism and darkness and raise the voice of the moderate majority.
		President Musharraf said the people defeated the forces of obscurantism at the time when great leader Sir Syed Ahmed Khan urged the Muslim to go for modern education.
	pakistantimes.net /2004/08/14/top4.htm (725 words)

	naturalSCIENCE Commentary: Science made complex
		As a result, too many potential students believe Physics to be something they could never understand.
		A major reason for obscurantism in science is peer pressure.
		At a recent meeting for young researchers attended by lecturers and professors with different backgrounds, one of the speakers illustrated his highly specialized topic in data processing with features from daily life.
	naturalscience.com /ns/articles/comment/ns_com08.html (518 words)

	The Hindu : International : ``Strive for a progressive state''
		ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has claimed that his country has strategic direction in all spheres of governance and called upon the nation to join hands in defeating `obscurantism' existing on fringes of society.
		In his message on the eve of 58th Independence Day of Pakistan, Gen. Musharraf appealed to people to strive for making Pakistan a progressive democratic Islamic welfare state.
		He asked the people to have pride in themselves and come forward with their due role in addressing obscurantism.
	www.hindu.com /2005/08/14/stories/2005081412981100.htm (136 words)

	Jesus's legacy gets lost between obscurantism and fundamentalism - On Line Opinion - 12/6/2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Jesus' sexuality has been the topic of far more controversial publications, from Barbara Thiering's Jesus the Man (1992) to Stephen Moore's God's Beauty Parlor (2001).
		The true scandal is not McCleary's rather weak proposal regarding Jesus' sexuality/spirituality but rather that he effectively conceals the significance of Jesus behind a kind of esoteric obscurantism that fails to recognise the hard reality of Jesus' political vision.
		Where it is a criminal offence to convert to Christianity...
	www.onlineopinion.com.au /view.asp?article=403 (913 words)

	European Centre For Zoroastrian Studies
		As Europe, in reaction to the obscurantism and the intolerance of the Middle Ages, moved towards the Renaissance and searched for a secular cultural reference in the Greek and Roman civilizations, a large part of the world still seemed stuck, unable to take the first steps towards the intellectual and cultural renewal.
		We believe that as long as this renewal does not happen, then cultural misery will persist, creating a favorable breeding ground to this same obscurantism and intolerance, which in turn will lead to conflicts and dispersion
		Life is conditioned by two opposed forces, which at any moment while acting on our thoughts and our feelings, conduct a merciless struggle within and outside us.
	www.gatha.org /en/intro-en.htm (2929 words)

	Manuel L. Quezon III: The Daily Dose » Blog Archive » Obscurantism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Manuel L. Quezon III: The Daily Dose » Blog Archive » Obscurantism
		The Long View : Obscurantism is my column for today.
		Theme by Abe Olandres, based on Bryan Veloso's ChaoticSoul.
	www.quezon.ph /?p=207 (108 words)

	Desaffronization or secular obscurantism? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Secularist call to bring back old theories, in books written mostly by themselves, is no different.
		It is obscurantism in the guise of "desaffronization."
		N.S. Rajaram, Dean of Humanities at the Vivekananda Yoga Maha Vidyapeeth in Bangalore, has written extensively on ancient India.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0604/140.html (1199 words)

	a General Theory of Rubbish: Mysticism and obscurantism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		a General Theory of Rubbish: Mysticism and obscurantism
		Zakira was given away in marriage to stop a blood feud.
		Posted by Will at June 6, 2005 11:31 AM
	www.gentheoryrubbish.com /archives/000310.html (130 words)

	Official WotD for 1-17-05 Obscurantism - :: LEAST I COULD DO FORUM::
		Official WotD for 1-17-05 Obscurantism - :: LEAST I COULD DO FORUM::
		Opposition to the spread of knowledge; deliberate vagueness or abstruseness.
		I remember back in highschool, I had a few teachers that practiced Obscurantism.
	www.leasticoulddo.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=14868 (316 words)

	apostropher: Comment on I gotcher literary obscurantism right here. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		apostropher: Comment on I gotcher literary obscurantism right here.
		There is a modern version called The Codex Seraphinianus by an Italian artist named Luigi Seraffini.
		Posted by Greg at December 18, 2003 09:22 AM
	www.apostropher.com /cgi-bin/Te5rLe7.cgi?entry_id=864 (55 words)

	Jholawallah obscurantism replaces Marxist poppycock
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		Jholawallah obscurantism replaces Marxist poppycock - The Pioneer
		What is so earthshaking about the "nationalist movement in Indo-China" that it should be represented with greater emphasis before India's 14-year-olds than their own freedom struggle?
	news.sulekha.com /newsitemdisplay.aspx?cid=27586 (87 words)

	Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed: Obscurantism is its Own Reward
		Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed: Obscurantism is its Own Reward
		Musing about technology, finance, venture capital, & the money culture with Paul Kedrosky
		Oscurantism in an academic subject expands to fill the vacuum of its intrinsic simplicity.
	paul.kedrosky.com /archives/000359.html (55 words)

	The "sanctuary doctrine" - Asset or liability
		America he would probably still be an Adventist minister and teacher.
		Southern operates as an agency of Southern Bible belt obscurantism.
		Adventist obscurantism, played an active role in the lynching of Dr.
	www.jesusinstituteforum.org /AssetOrLiability.html (11642 words)

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