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To: Lane3 who wrote (28327)	9/8/2006 7:18:08 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541235

Some libertarians are libertarian almost exclusively for consequentialist reasons. They think that a limited government will produce much better results. If they could convince them otherwise (admittedly a tall order, and one that you would be unlikely to attempt or even agree with) they would change their mind. A person could believe that limited government produces the best results and believe that "following God's law" produces the best result. If you start with the assumption that there is a God, that created the universe and is perfectly wise and good, than I can see why a believer in liberty would want to follow God. I can also see why a believe in liberty would recoil at the idea even if he did believe in such a divine being. "Libertarian" is a large enough tent for both, even if its a smaller tent than "conservative" or "liberal". Even the one "submitting to God" would see himself as free, as every action he takes is at his own free will. He just sees God as having the right answer all the time. I can understand if you have a hard time wrapping your mind around that idea.