Well, if I don't believe in atheists, I can't really say if they can be genuine conservatives or not. And I really don't believe there is such thing as an atheist. I believe humans are all born with a spiritual component that causes us to seek God. Of course we can deny that we believe in God or some higher power, but I believe every human has a spiritual nature.
"Well, if I don't believe in atheists, I can't really say if they can be genuine conservatives or not. And I really don't believe there is such thing as an atheist. I believe humans are all born with a spiritual component that causes us to seek God. Of course we can deny that we believe in God or some higher power, but I believe every human has a spiritual nature."
OK. It's all right not to believe in atheists. You're mistaken, but that's your right. I am an atheist. I exist, and I disbelieve in all supernatural entities. You may be mistaking the human ability to think about things beyond their experience for a "spiritual nature." I can easily think about things beyone my experience, since my experience, like that of all humans, is limited.
It's just that, instead of supernatural entities, I see the universe and all that it contains to be a natural phenomenon. That does not prevent my mind from exploring that universe...even those parts of it I cannot experience directly.
Deities aren't part of that, except as an interesting human belief. That I can think about, since human thinking is a matter of considerable interest to me.
There are, indeed, atheists. Their existence does not depend in any way on your belief in their existence. Your belief in my atheism is a matter of unconcern.
Let me inform you that you are wrong.
Atheist are common, most just don't find it necessary to proselytize.
I often think that the more the "religious" proselytize, the weaker their faith.
It seems to me that if they were truly certain of their faith they would not be so compelled to attempt to impose it on others.
Of course religion is also an industry, a lucrative and tax exempt one.
So some of the proselytizing is just drumming up business.