I just had an "encounter" with an atheist Q supporter here. I don't believe he is a shill or anything like that, but the dialog got me to start wondering.
Trump is pretty clearly Christian. Q posted bible verses making it pretty clear that he or they are Christian as well.
Based on what I was told by my debate partner, we Christians are spreading stupidity across the globe, and he feels it is his duty to show us how stupid we are (paraphrased - not his exact words.)
So here's my question: If you vehemently believe that there is no God, no higher power whatsoever, and all of this universe is just random happenstance, then why do you follow Q and support Trump?
How do you reconcile Q and atheism?
Don't have to believe in God to believe in good and evil. Do you only do or strive to do good because you are hoping for a reward in the afterlife? or fear punishment otherwise? Or do you try and fight for good because that's what you want to do? If so, you just so happen to include God in what you consider to be good.
Sometimes religious people make me double take because when they talk about this issue they make it seem like God is the only thing stopping them from raping and killing people. (Not really an atheist myself, although I don't believe in joining or belonging to an organized religion because I think they're all corrupt)
Even if the universe was just "random happenstance" as you put it, it can still be meaningful to the individual. Maybe even more meaningful because it is so fleeting. You can still strive for justice and good, although some people think God is the only one who can know what that is. I have a conscience, and if God is real he gave me that conscience, so I'm going to use it.
Thanks for your response! However, I realized that I didn't word my question well.
Better put (I think): If you don't believe there is a god, but you do believe in Q, how do you reconcile that with how much Q has posted about God, prayer, the bible, etc? I would think that Q's penchant for religiosity would (in an atheist's mind) invalidate Q.