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I posted this question on Reddit a while ago and it was an interesting discussion so I wanted to hear what Lemmings think.

It's common for religious people to be against the above mentioned things due to their beliefs, but how common is it for atheists to be against them? What reasons would they have? How would they base their opinion if there was no belief system/religion to rely on?

I'm not trying to provoke or insult anybody with this question, and I don't wish for people to hate on each other's beliefs. I just think this is an interesting concept to think about.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

I've met people like that, I think those against abortion are more common and their reasoning is that the child is alive from conception or the moment its heart starts beating, and it deserves human rights from that moment. This idea is independent from any belief in god.

Same goes for homosexuality, personally I think it's because some men (I've never met a non religious homophobic woman) find their own sense of masculinity or sexual identity challenged. I've never met a young person like this, all the examples I can think are from people who should be at least 50 yrs old today.

And honestly? I think it's more of a cultural thing. I think I've met these types of people just as much as I've met backwardly religious types. In some countries you have a lot of religious thinking but not in others.