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| − | Conservative principles are often based on reason. 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: |
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| | == Statistical Analysis == | | == Statistical Analysis == |
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| | What triggers reconsideration of liberal beliefs? Here are some estimates: | | What triggers reconsideration of liberal beliefs? Here are some estimates: |
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| − | :* 25%: raising or teaching children, and liberal values are destructive | + | :* 25%: raising or teaching children, and realizing how destructive liberal values are to many of them |
| | :* 20%: a religious conversion followed by taking the [[Bible]] to heart | | :* 20%: a religious conversion followed by taking the [[Bible]] to heart |
| − | :* 15%: a loss of a loved one that resulted from accepting or promoting liberal values. | + | :* 15%: 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<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%: 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 a youth is socially unexceptable among Christians | + | :* 10%: simply by maturing and seeing liberalism's impact around them, and realizing what they were taught as youth was wrong |
| | :* 10%: a desire to learn the truth, and a dislike for those who mislead | | :* 10%: a desire to learn the truth, and a dislike for those who mislead |
| | :* 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 |