Atheists & Agnostics

Warpy

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2. Possible, not probable

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 03:45 PM

Mar 2014

Conservatism requires such a strong 'us versus them' mindset that it will tolerate no divergence from established dogma. Any atheist who comes out in one of their groups is likely to find the ambient temperature in the room drop by 50F and his mailbox suddenly empty of Astroturf emails while his phone grows suddenly silent.

Of course there are conservative atheists, probably the same proportion as more liberal atheists. However, to continue being accepted at all, they must remain deeply closeted.

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Wait, You're an Atheist AND a conservative? [View all] onager Mar 2014 OP

Of course it's possible, it's just not advisable to be one in the Tea Party/GOP. CJCRANE Mar 2014 #1

Possible, not probable Warpy Mar 2014 #2

Doesn't SE Cupp claim to be sort of an atheist? Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #3

She 'aspires to be a person of faith'. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #4

Hmmm... reminds me of somebody else. Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #5

Took the words right out of my mouth. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #6

Oh God. Libertarian Atheists troll the Atheist groups online, especially facebook, hence my startin Heddi Mar 2014 #7

You have got their number. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #8

I don't even consider them Atheists, and this isn't a "No true scottsman" idea Heddi Mar 2014 #9

You and I must run into different Republicans. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #10

Most of my conservative friends are from the south, where i grew up Heddi Mar 2014 #11

You're describing most of the people I left behind in the south to a T Warpy Mar 2014 #12

Comparing those type of people to nihilists LostOne4Ever Mar 2014 #13