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BTW, the asian tidal wave and katrina were also blamed on sin, abortion, etc. etc.
To be clear, those anti-science sentiments are attributed to "religious conservatives". However, it would be my guess that a large % of the current folks polling as GOP aligned (about 25% of the population) would be those people.
From religioustolerance.org:
Non-theists are people who have no belief in the existence of a personal God. They include Agnostics, Atheists, Humanists, some free-thinkers, etc. They may find it easier than others to accept these tragedies. Not believing in a all-powerful, supernatural deity who micro-manages the world, they can accept that:
Earthquakes are the caused by tectonic plates rupturing deep in the earth.
Tsunamis are the natural result of certain strong earthquakes,
Hurricanes are purely naturally occurring events.
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The above is science or intellectualism. Saying gays caused 9/11 is anti-intellectualism.
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