Dogmatic fixation makes even minute doctrinal divergence logically irreconcilable

Evidence

Some of the strongest examples of such hatred are church relations. Because of dogmatic fixation, the minutest divergence here at once comes to have logical irreconcilability—if there is deviation at all, it is conceptually irrelevant whether it be large or small. A case in point are the confessional controversies between Lutherans and Reformed, especially in the seventeenth century. Hardly had the great separation from Catholicism occurred, when the whole, over the most trivial matters, split into parties which frequently said about one another that one could more easily make peace with the Popists than with the members of the other Protestant groups. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 311

Categorization

• DEFINE: Illustrates the mechanism by which shared absolute truth-values convert trivial differences into total antagonism — the same logic that makes urban blasé detachment a fragile defense.
• XREF: connects to: Closed systems treat aesthetic completion as the proof of their truth — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 859; A self-consistent philosophy can be completely false while inconsistent systems hold truth — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2213; Communalist conclusions feel dogmatic rather than pragmatically accommodating (+3 more)

Related

• Terminology confusion reveals an anti-dialectical, dogmatic cast of mind (similarity 0.91)
• Dogmatism and exclusivism travel with religion but are not religion (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Communalist conclusions feel dogmatic rather than pragmatically accommodating #exemplifies (0.75)
• Binary schematization’s completeness claim masks the imposition behind any dichotomy #complicates (0.75)
• A self-consistent philosophy can be completely false while inconsistent systems hold truth #corroborates (0.60) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2213