To: Qwinn
What seems much more significant to me though, is that it backs up my belief that atheists can be such zealots that they'll eat their own.
Atheism implies a lack of belief in gods. Atheism implies absolutely nothing else. You cannot discern a person's political or philosophical views merely from the fact that they are an atheist. As such, it is no surprise that atheists are not a single conglomerate entity. In fact, given that the only thing that they have in common is a trait that they don't posess, I would hardly expect a great deal of uniformity amongst all of us and I'm hardly surprised at all that many atheists have wildly different ideas on politics.
148 posted on
10/15/2003 8:57:19 PM PDT by
Dimensio
(Sometimes I doubt your committment to Sparkle Motion!)
To: Dimensio
Saw some stats recently on belief in God numbers.
Basically the stats said that some 97% of Republicans believed is God and the Democrats polled a resounding 83% or some in that range.
Tells me that most atheists are indeed democrats.
153 posted on
10/15/2003 9:04:27 PM PDT by
Cold Heat
("It is easier for an ass to succeed in that trade than any other." [Samuel Clemens, on lawyers])
To: Dimensio
"Atheism implies a lack of belief in gods."
Incorrect. That would include agnostics as well. Being atheist implies an active DENIAL of the concept of gods. There's a tremendous difference.
Otherwise I don't differ with much in your post, other than that I have also noticed that most atheists are indeed on the Left. Wirestrider's numbers look about right to me.
Qwinn
155 posted on
10/15/2003 9:14:58 PM PDT by
Qwinn
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