[who_would_fardels_bear]

I personally agree that it seems reasonable to believe that something as complex and wonderful as a moral code most likely came from a supremely rational being such as God.

However, there are lots of people who don't agree with me.

Even though they don't agree with me on this point, there are lots of other things we can agree on: private gun ownership is a good thing, small government is a good thing, free markets are good things, abortion is a bad thing, etc.

We need to work with lots of people in order to get the working majorities necessary to eliminate bad legislation and enact good legislation. Why would we want to, right from the get go, eliminate all non-Christians from our coalition?

If I can get an atheist to support the second amendment without first convincing him that God exists, what is wrong with that?

[Diamond]

There's nothing wrong with it.

Cordially,

[SeekAndFind]

If I can get an atheist to support the second amendment without first convincing him that God exists, what is wrong with that?

Nothing for a believer. But for an atheist, I still wonder on what ultimate grounds he bases his moral values on. He can say --- I believe in the 2nd amendment because I personally believe it will protect me. But then that is a personal preference, not a statement of the rightness and wrongness of his stance.