Its all very well me pulling a paragraph from sociology review to be honest, but in terms of WHY, for the most part, atheists trend towards being scientifically minded, and as such, would be expected to justify their homophobia.
Pretty hard to defend your homophobia without religion. Even a statement like "its not natural" is subject to the obvious criticism, and more to the point, difficult to point towards any sort of moral rational reasoning for it, certainly in terms of causing harm.
A question which I always feel is more pertinent, but more difficult to study, is whether atheists are more MORAL. However, without a clear definition of morals, this is next to impossible to prove one way or another, since most (getting my big tarbrush out here) would accept few absolute moral truths, and focus more on moral relativity.
Pretty hard to defend your homophobia without religion. Even a statement like "its not natural" is subject to the obvious criticism, and more to the point, difficult to point towards any sort of moral rational reasoning for it, certainly in terms of causing harm.
A question which I always feel is more pertinent, but more difficult to study, is whether atheists are more MORAL. However, without a clear definition of morals, this is next to impossible to prove one way or another, since most (getting my big tarbrush out here) would accept few absolute moral truths, and focus more on moral relativity.
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
