tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post296536375276811581..comments2024-03-28T12:16:12.797-07:00Comments on Inductivist: Libertarianism and atheismRon Guhnamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-90695548698509297682011-10-19T06:27:49.465-07:002011-10-19T06:27:49.465-07:00There are definitely more agnostics and atheists i...There are definitely more agnostics and atheists in libertarianism than theists but deists are the most prominent. Weren't the founding fathers of America libertarian deists?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-5326059361167669712011-10-03T19:41:04.733-07:002011-10-03T19:41:04.733-07:00I think libertarian is a signalling word - like li...I think <i>libertarian</i> is a signalling word - like <i>liberal</i> and <i>conservative</i>. It signifies something that isn't apparent from its dictionary definition.Stephennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-62859413726043555472011-10-03T13:58:45.335-07:002011-10-03T13:58:45.335-07:00Three percent of libertarians being atheists seems...Three percent of libertarians being atheists seems a little low. I've seen a poll of Liberty magazine readers and a poll taken at a Libertarian party convention that had much higher percentages of atheists among libertarians. In my personal experience, though, most atheists I meet are liberals. I went to a local atheist meeting one time and they all sat around and talked about how much they hated Glen Beck and the tea party movement. Out of about 20 people there, I seemed to be the only non-liberal.Marknoreply@blogger.com