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Originally posted by Halx
Yakk.. I don't follow you at all. Please explain that a little better.
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Apologies.
Strong Social Conservatives are, generally speaking, people who want the government to enforce a way of living and a system of ethics. There is a right way of thought, and a wrong way of thought.
Athiests have historically been part of the "wrong way of thought".
Very few people are willing to hold a belief that condemns themselves. If you are a Strong Social Conservative Athiest, you can't simply parrot the standard reasoning of the fanatics on that side, and would have to come up with your own that justifies your own beliefs while condemning other beliefs.
Those that share the majority of the Athiests beliefs (other Strong Social Conservatives) find the Athiest's own belief (in the lack of a god) one of the things that government should repress. This reduces any social support for the Athiest's beliefs.
Lastly, the Athiest would either have to be blind to the past persecution of Athiests by Strong Social Conservatives, or might suffer problems with cognative dissonence.
No clue if that is more clear. And, as with most arguements, it is more of a set of rationalizations rather than a rational conclusion.