Defining Personal Philosophy and the Substance of Faith

For your quote of the day, I would encourage you to explore this adventure in soul searching from a conservative who is also an atheist… Rick Moran. The money quote.

If, at times, it seems to some of my regular readers that my conservatism appears “inconsistent,” it is only because the principles upon which my political philosophy is based might be unchanging but the ideas that animate those principles are in a constant state of flux. For instance, I believe in the conservative principle of a just moral order being necessary for a society to thrive. But the idea of what constitutes a “just moral order” has changed for me – from one informed by a belief in a diety to one informed by a belief in the ultimate wisdom of man to manage his own affairs.

This is well worth a read, regardless of your religious beliefs or political persuasion. Take a moment and treat yourself to another of Rick’s excellent essays.