Things I don understand

[Eilonnwy]

I think it's quite possible that a lot of you folks may not be atheistic because you see reasoning and logic as the path to truth, but because your anti-tradition. That is, if your all from a pretty lefty country, and that country is pretty much religious, you guys would be on the right.

First off, atheism is a stance on one issue and one issue only and that's whether god exists. From there many different atheists have many different views from conservative to liberal. I would agree that there does seem to be a trend of atheists on the left, however the conservative side has a socially conservative aspect deeply rooted in religious doctrine.

Do you assume we're all from the same country? Because we're not. I'm from thew US which is a very conservative country that is only now making it's way to the center and that's radical change for us. There's a permeating view that to be liberal is to be godless and to be conservative is to be a fundie.

In my opinion, the religious tend towards conservatism because they are used to the idea of doctrine and being told what to do by an authority that controls their life. Meanwhile atheists tend to believe in dialogue and agreement to improve life and liberalism incorporates working together for the betterment of everyone.

So honestly, I have no idea where you're getting this from because society shows the exact opposite.