i found this post i thought was very interesting, some of you might aswell.
Some people—those who assume that all religions are irrational superstitions—contend that any serious religious devotion is fanaticism. On the contrary, a logical analysis would seem to indicate that the term ‘religious fanatic’ is an oxymoron, like ‘poor billionaire’ or ‘honest politician’. Let me explain.
Fanatics
A fanatic lives in a disproportionate universe, wherein one item, that most of us think of as trivial, looms up so large that everything else seems insignificant. And so he ignores the richness and diversity of the world he lives in and devotes his life to building elaborate model railroad layouts or playing bridge….