(September 26, 2012 at 2:50 pm)Blackrook Wrote:You left out the Libertarians, they would definitely fall under the umbrella of "conservative," thereby raising your percentage to 10. In fact, the editor/author of this article also throws the centrists and moderates into the conservative camp, raising it to 25%, which is sizable.(September 26, 2012 at 2:33 pm)festive1 Wrote: @OP
There's actually an entire feature on this topic in the latest Free Inquiry magazine... It's not all online, but here are links to a progressive and a conservative view of secularism:
http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php...oeder_32_6
http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php...=khan_32_6
Here's an overview of how people who subscribe to Free Inquiry place themselves on the political spectrum, based on a 2010 poll:
7% Socialist
41% Liberal
27% Progressive
12% Moderate
3% Centrist
7% Libertarian
3% Conservative
As the editor/author of the intro article points out:
1. Liberal/progressive/leftist positions are significantly overrepresented relative to their prevalence in the general population.
2. Though "lefties" predominate the herd, they do not own the ranch.
We aren't a united front, but we do tend to lean left. I haven't finished the entire piece yet, but may have more to say once I do.
OK, you have conducted research and confirmed that I am right. 75% of atheists are left of center, and only 3% are conservatives.
And why is this so?
Does the atheist man embrace the all powerful state as a replacement to the God he does not believe in?
Apparently so.
And so a world of atheism will mean a world that is not free and I don't want it.
I think it has more to do with thinking and being rational. If this is the only life we have, and there is no eternal reward in heaven, why not make THIS life and THIS world a better place for everyone? Why would we delude ourselves that the world is a level playing field and that everyone has equal opportunities, when this is so clearly not the case?
