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Conservative principles are based on reason. For example, the Theory of Evolution is not fact, and it is impossible for Evolution to happen because of the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Liberals also push the Gay Agenda, which has made God mad at America for gay marriage. Atheists are clearly horrible sinners with no morals because they lack guidance from Jesus Christ. They lie to themselves by rejecting God. Abortion is wrong because it is murder so it should be banned. Most certainly Conservative values right and logical. So why do non-conservatives still exist?  Here are some reasons:

Conservative principles are based on reason. So why do non-conservatives still exist?  Here are some reasons:

== Statistical Analysis ==

== Statistical Analysis ==

:* 10%: feel that they deserve to make more money than they do, as in public school teachers, university professors and scientists, and refuse to rise above self-interest

:* 10%: feel that they deserve to make more money than they do, as in public school teachers, university professors and scientists, and refuse to rise above self-interest

:* 10%: harbor a grudge against a conservative, typically a parent but sometimes an ex-spouse, and refuse to forgive or rise above the animosity

:* 10%: harbor a grudge against a conservative, typically a parent but sometimes an ex-spouse, and refuse to forgive or rise above the animosity

:* 10%: think conservative values are detrimental to society and hold back mankind.

:* 5%: like an anarchist, genuinely want to believe in and propagate destructive ideas (Due to the tendency of non-conservatives to refuse to admit this even to themselves, this number could be much higher)

:* 5%: are susceptible to marketing and suggestion to an overlarge degree.

== What Triggers Reconsideration of [[Liberal]] Beliefs? ==

== What Triggers Reconsideration of [[Liberal]] Beliefs? ==

:* 15%: a religious conversion followed by taking the [[Bible]] to heart

:* 15%: a religious conversion followed by taking the [[Bible]] to heart

:* 10%: a loss of a loved one that resulted from accepting or promoting liberal values, as in losing a loved one to crime caused by pornography, drug addiction, gambling, etc.

:* 10%: a loss of a loved one that resulted from accepting or promoting liberal values, as in losing a loved one to crime caused by pornography, drug addiction, gambling, etc.

:* 10%: a new friendship with someone who is conservative, and realizing how much good flows from the conservative values

:* 10%: a new friendship with someone who is conservative, and realizing how much good flows from the conservative values<ref>''See, e.g.'', the conversion of [[Ronald Reagan]] based in his friendship with his [[conservative]] father-in-law, Loyal Davis.[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,921293,00.html]</ref>

:* 10%: simply by maturing and seeing liberalism's impact around them, and realizing what they were taught as youth was wrong

:* 10%: simply by maturing and seeing liberalism's impact around them, and realizing what they were taught as youth was wrong

:* 5%: a desire to learn the truth, and a dislike for those who mislead

:* 5%: a desire to learn the truth, and a dislike for those who mislead

:* 5%: a genuine divine experience that can not be explained.

:* 5%: a genuine divine experience that can not be explained.

:* 5%: using conservative values to overcome an addiction, and then realizing the benefits of conservative values in many other ways

:* 5%: using conservative values to overcome an addiction, and then realizing the benefits of conservative values in many other ways

:* 5%: taking a truthful course in [[economics]], or learning it in the workforce

:* 5%: taking a truthful course in [[economics]], or learning it in the workforce<ref>''See, e.g.'', the conversion of Nobel Laureate [[Ronald Coase]].</ref>

:* 10%: other.

:* 10%: other.

:* They pride themselves on doing well in school or reading the newspaper, can't accept that what they were taught was incorrect or biased.

:* They pride themselves on doing well in school or reading the newspaper, can't accept that what they were taught was incorrect or biased.

:* Dangerous professors who impose their opinions upon vulnerable youth.

:* Dangerous professors who impose their opinions upon vulnerable youth.

:* Television comedies, such as [[South Park]], [[Family Guy]], and [[The Simpsons]], which inject liberal beliefs and mock conservative values

:* Television programs posing as comedies, such as [[South Park]], [[Family Guy]], and [[The Simpsons]], which inject liberal beliefs and mock conservative values

:* Exposed to liberal and conservative ideas throughout education. Standard American kindergartens up to the fourth grade.  Wastes the potential of most children&mdash;does not expose them to foreign languages and other learning tasks their minds are obviously and mysteriously suited for.  All helping to make them know they need man-made structures that in fact limit their potential in a self-defeating sort of cycle.

:* Exposed to incorrect liberal ideas throughout education. Standard American kindergartens up to the fourth grade.  Wastes the potential of most children&mdash;does not expose them to foreign languages and other learning tasks their minds are obviously and mysteriously suited for.  All helping to make them think they need liberal man-made structures that in fact limit their potential in a self-defeating sort of cycle.

:* Indoctrination by liberal and conservative churches which have a disproportionate focus on biblical passages that appear to support liberal positions, eg. the adulteress story, the disciples holding everything in common, etc.

:* Indoctrination by liberal churches which have a disproportionate focus on biblical passages that appear to support liberal positions, eg. the adulteress story, the disciples holding everything in common, etc.

:* A blind obsession to be famous, act and imitate the ways of their famous idols, to absorb their ideals as their own.

:* A blind obsession to be famous, act and imitate the ways of their famous idols, to absorb their ideals as their own.

:* Failure to realize that modern science and modern wealth are the result of historical processes set into motion by mostly Atheists and God-fearing Christian Conservatives like [[Carl Sagan]],[[Albert Einstein]],[[Francis Crick]],[[Charles Darwin]], [[Blaise Pascal]], [[Robert Boyle]], [[Isaac Newton]], and [[James Maxwell]]. <small>(When the obvious unimportance of Christianity to these scientific figures' everyday lives comes up in an academic situation&mdash;[[liberal]] and [[Conservative]] historians and [[liberal]] and [[conservative]] scientists&mdash;have been known to label it as "some mental disorder".)</small>

:* Failure to realize that modern science and modern wealth are the result of historical processes set into motion by God-fearing Christian Conservatives like [[Blaise Pascal]], [[Robert Boyle]], [[Isaac Newton]], and [[James Maxwell]]. <small>(When the obvious importance of Christianity to these scientific figures' everyday lives comes up in an academic situation, dangerous professors&mdash;[[liberal]] historians and [[liberal]] scientists&mdash;have been known to label it as "some mental disorder".)</small>

:*For decades Universities have discriminated against hiring conservatives, especially social conservatives and religious believers. This has resulted in most college graduates being exposed to liberals prejudiced against conservatives and conservative thought. These graduates become the teachers and other professionals who are unwitting soldiers in liberalism's battle against a Christian Reformed, Roman-Catholic/Anglican/Orthodox, obedient-to-God delusion.

:*Elementary through high school textbooks having appalling and reprehensible omissions on the basic facts of American life (religion, marriage, politics, and business)<ref> ''Censorship: Evidence of Bias in Our Children's textbooks'', [[Paul C. Vitz]], Servant Books, 1986, ISBN 0-89283-305-X, (this book contains the results of a federally funded research project analyzing children's textbooks) </ref>

:*For decades Universities have discriminated against hiring conservatives, especially social conservatives and religious believers.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=zGOuAAAACAAJ A Student's Guide to Religious Studies], D. G. Hart, ISI Books, 2005, ISBN 1932236589, 9781932236583, 108 pages; see page 38 and note on page 107. </ref> This has resulted in most college graduates being exposed to liberals prejudiced against conservatives and conservative thought. These graduates become the teachers and other professionals who are unwitting soldiers in liberalism's battle against a Christian Reformed, Roman-Catholic/Anglican/Orthodox, obedient-to-God reality.

*No exposure:

*No exposure:

:* Increasing zone of publicly funded anti-religious fanaticism (e.g., no school-sponsored prayer)

:* Increasing zone of publicly funded anti-religious fanaticism (e.g., no school-sponsored prayer)

:* Spectacle of entertainment industry (e.g., movies and T.V.) cuts into traditionally popular Christian church social activities

:* Spectacle of entertainment industry (e.g., movies and T.V.) cuts into traditionally popular Christian church social activities

:* Most universities and hospitals have forgotten or have been forced to deny (to get various grants and even retirement benefits for their professors) their religious roots. (For good reason) Catholic affiliated institutions remain one of the few exceptions (few or possibly no other body of Christians can make legitimate claims of offering modern [[Pastoral care]] as the Roman Catholic church)

:* Most universities and hospitals have forgotten or have been forced to deny (to get various grants and even retirement benefits for their professors) their religious roots.  Catholic affiliated institutions remain one of the few exceptions (few or possibly no other body of Christians can make legitimate claims of offering modern [[Pastoral care]] as the Roman Catholic church)

*Peer Pressure:  

*Peer Pressure:  

:* They have liberal or conservative friends, and want their approval or acceptance.

:* They have liberal friends, and want their approval or acceptance.

:* They live in a predominantly liberal or conservative state or community and fear rejection from said community.  

:* They live in a predominantly liberal state or community and fear rejection from said community.  

*Systemic bias:  

*Systemic bias:  

:* Some people are [[The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness|inherently irrational]], and are thus driven to liberal ideology.

:* Some people are [[The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness|inherently irrational]], and are thus driven to liberal ideology.

:* Media bias acts to caricature conservatism or liberalism, making it seem unpalatable, conditioning people to reject its teachings.

:* Media bias acts to caricature conservatism, making it seem unpalatable, conditioning people to reject its teachings.

:* Schools reward politically correct, liberal answers on tests.

:* Negative focusing by the media highlights personal flaws of conservatives, driving people to choose to identify with liberals rather than be categorized with those traits.

:* Negative focusing by the media highlights personal flaws of conservatives, driving people to choose to identify with liberals rather than be categorized with those traits.

:* They are more comfortable discussing simple issues like race and poverty than complex issues like globalism.

:* They are more comfortable discussing simple issues like race and poverty than complex issues like globalism.

:* Intellectual myopia - failure to heed the long-term consequences of ideological positions that seem beneficial in the short term.

:* Intellectual myopia - failure to heed the long-term consequences of ideological positions that seem beneficial in the short term.

:* Stereotyping: They knew a conservative or liberal whom they disliked for some reason, and tar all others with the same brush.

:* Stereotyping: They knew a conservative whom they disliked for some reason, and tar all others with the same brush.

:* Ignorance: politics isn't a priority for some people. Without any wish to learn to think for themselves, some liberals don't bother to think through what's right, and just go with what's "cool."

:* Ignorance: politics isn't a priority for some people. Without any wish to learn to think for themselves, some liberals don't bother to think through what's right, and just go with what's "cool."

*Closed-minded:  

*Closed-minded:  

:* They made up their mind before hearing conservative or liberal principles, and will not reconsider their views.

:* They made up their mind before hearing conservative principles, and will not reconsider their views.

:* They have something criticized by conservatives in their personal background, and feel compelled to defend it rather than let it go.

:* They have something criticized by conservatives in their personal background, and feel compelled to defend it rather than let it go.

:* Slavish adherence to the ideals of liberal or conservative parents

:* Slavish adherence to the ideals of liberal parents

*Naivety:  

*Naivety:  

:* Non-conservatives and conservatives alike demonstrate just how prone mankind is to arrogance.

:* Non-conservatives demonstrate just how prone mankind is to arrogance.

:* An admiration for historical figures whom liberals claim were liberals and conservatives claim were conservatives.

:* An admiration for historical figures whom liberals claim were liberals.

:* A desire for large government inculcated by personal weakness and reluctance to take personal responsibility.

:* Impressionable individuals buying into [[Bush derangement syndrome]], and reacting with emotion rather than reason.

:* Impressionable individuals buying into [[Bush derangement syndrome]], and reacting with emotion rather than reason.

:* Reliance on charisma: Charismatic leaders trading on image, rather than experience, can dupe the unsuspecting.

:* Reliance on charisma: Charismatic leaders trading on image, rather than experience, can dupe the unsuspecting.

== References ==

== References ==

 

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