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Why is it that atheists are so often left wing, and religious people right wing ? Isnt that a paradox?

  • IT ISNT AS LONG A READ AS IT SEEMS ITS JUST ONE MINUTE OF READING Now I don’t have any stats or anything to prove this, but just from my own experience this seems to be the case. Of course there are atheists everywhere in the spectrum, I myself Im an atheist I guess, and I don’t think Im really that leftwing,.. or right wring, sorta in the middle. But especially the atheists that are very vocal about being against religion and god, and how great and magnificent evolution and Darwin and all that is, often they are leftwing, Bill Maher type of person. Now I ask this because it seems like a bit of a contradiction to me. Isnt the philosophy behind evolution and (social) Darwinism essentially extremely right wing. Its very harsch and all about “survival of the fittest, the strongest will come out on top, the weak must die, every man for itself” and isn’t left wing supposed to be about taking care of the weak and poor, everyone being equal n that. No racism or discrimination. And isn’t with evolution everything about natural selection (“discrimination”) and being hostile to outsiders. Arent most animals very xenophobic , I thought so. I heard apes will beat any outsider to death even if they let them get used to them through a glass window and the outsider obviously is not a threat. Now I know believing that something’s scientifically true doesn’t mean you support it philosophically. I for one, believe in evolution but I don’t think we should just kill handicapped people and wipe out inferior weaker races or something. I just understand evolution is scientific fact, but I don’t behave like an animal. Why should I, I can use my own human rational moral brain to decide whats right and wrong. Evolution isn’t a system made up by someone. Its just, well whatd youd expect a universe without a god to look like. Chaotic, cruel, sadistic, hopeless, boring, billions of years of tedious boringness and just nothing. Lucky Im a human and not some mutant mammalfishfrog. But yeah, wouldn’t you think that people who are atheist and love evolution and Darwinism and that would very often be very right wing. But theyre not, to the contrary. Werent the communists very atheistic ? And the other way around too I guess. Why is it that religious people are so often right wing. I mean come on, republicans wouldn’t get along with a guy like jesus. Jesus is about as left wing a hippie you can get. But….. most republicans love the guy, or at least Christianity…. Im confused about that also... Can anyone help me sort out this confusion ?? Whats your feedback on this ? Ps: sorry for my poor grammar, English isn’t my first language

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CuDaZZ

Communism was founded by athiests for athiests. Socialism is built on the premise that the Government takes care of everyones needs. Why do Christians tend away from left wing politics? Because God is the provider of our human needs, our Jehovah Jireh. "Jesus is about as left wing a hippie you can get" - I disagree. "Isnt the philosophy behind evolution and (social) Darwinism essentially extremely right wing." - Its right wing in regards racism, but left wing on just about everything else. "I just understand evolution is scientific fact, but I don’t behave like an animal." - It didn't stop Hitler, or several other communist dictators.

Trevor

First of all, it seems like you don't have a full understanding of the term 'right wing,' and 'left wing.' And you got it totally wrong about Atheism and Darwinism. They're terribly wrong. Look up the definition of everything, for I don't want to explain what a dictionary can. P.S.: I don't know how these guys are answering to this question because the question contains so many fallacies.

living higher

typically speaking, an aspect of right-wing politics is the emphasis on conservatism (keeping things the same), whereas left-wing politics is about progressivism (changing). based on this definition and your argument on darwinism, atheists would be more suited to left-wing politics because evolution is about adapting.

Ricochet

IMO just shows that lots religious people are shallow and don't practice what they preach. all the cristians say be nice and kind to people and love your neighbour etc , imo atheists generally have more education more educated people are usally more tolerant. that's my 2 cents

sita ratas

Communism was founded by athiests for athiests. Socialism is built on the premise that the Government takes care of everyones needs. Why do Christians tend away from left wing politics? Because God is the provider of our human needs, our Jehovah Jireh. "Jesus is about as left wing a hippie you can get" - I disagree. "Isnt the philosophy behind evolution and (social) Darwinism essentially extremely right wing." - Its right wing in regards racism, but left wing on just about everything else. "I just understand evolution is scientific fact, but I don’t behave like an animal." - It didn't stop Hitler, or several other communist dictators.

Trevor

First of all, it seems like you don't have a full understanding of the term 'right wing,' and 'left wing.' And you got it totally wrong about Atheism and Darwinism. They're terribly wrong. Look up the definition of everything, for I don't want to explain what a dictionary can. P.S.: I don't know how these guys are answering to this question because the question contains so many fallacies.

living higher

typically speaking, an aspect of right-wing politics is the emphasis on conservatism (keeping things the same), whereas left-wing politics is about progressivism (changing). based on this definition and your argument on darwinism, atheists would be more suited to left-wing politics because evolution is about adapting.

Ricochet

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