The consequences of dogmatism on thoughts and behavior

In this paper, the writer first mentions ignorance as the source of dogmatism, and makes a distinction between ignorance and illiteracy. He defines dogmatism as ignoring the intellect. The writer then expands the discussion and touches on the effect of dogmatism on various aspects of man’s life including economic, family, social, cultural, and educational issues. The writer concludes with several statements. For example, he says that blind submission resulting from dogmatism is different from submission resulting from knowledge and belief. He also says that we should not be pedantic on practicing Islam because this may shun the modern generation from Islam and drive them towards secularism.