Dan Ross attributes all of the Karaite's 'fringe' beliefs to one fallacy on our part. That being the rejection of the Talmud. He goes on to say that although we believe in the same Bible as other Jews, we interpret it differently, further adding that Orthodox Jews rely on formal interpretations as set forth in the Talmud as well as other Rabbinical scriptures, whereas we Karaites accept no other post-biblical writings other than our own. He makes a mocking comment that we prefer the literal Torah, or at least convince ourselves in theory that is what we believe.

Like all marriages, the honeymoon only lasts for so long and then the reality sets in. In this case it is a mixed marriage with children torn between the beliefs of two arguing parents. At no time should it be forgotten that the Karaites are nothing more than a Jewish minority within a Jewish majority. Historically, one can think of the enclaves of Ebionites, or Nazareans trying to survive within the dominant Catholic political control of the Empire. Branded as heretics, they were doomed to extinction by the dominant Christian belief. http://hubpages.com/hub/Karaites-in-Israel

I find it amusing that the Rabbis would discuss endlessly how a man could avoid the punishments if he broke the vow but how quick they were to see that the woman received physical punishment. Perchance were they sexist? With this ruling they were able to persuade most women not to undertake the vow because odds were that one way or another they were going to receive forty lashes.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Why-Karaism-The-Nazirite