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This is my favorite answer ITT.
Whether religious, agnostic or atheist its the zealotry & hubris that gets annoying. Why does everyone have to be right all the time?
I'm tired, boss.
Edit: sorry for the downer reply. It is good talking to smart people about philosophy/religion. I suspect the signal to noise ratio on the internet doesn't help.
The fun thing about agnostics and atheists that exhibit "zealotry and hubris" is they're almost always victims of extreme religious environments that got out and want to help others, only to have people like you group them with their previous oppressors.
Is it not a reasonable grouping?
People who say the world is like this vs people who want to explore/discuss the way it is.
or
People who say the world is like this vs people who say the world is like that
In my opinion they are both valid groupings. The first one is much broader & less detailed.
No, you're an asshole because you're grouping people with their oppressors. Cloaking yourself in a faux civility and saying all opinions are equal is not cool.
OK, but being a victim doesn't make you immune to this categorization. A victim of sexual abuse who rapes someone is still a rapist. Someone who was persecuted for their race who then persecutes others for their race is still a racist. Victims don't get a "Get Out of Jail" card.
Would an atheist not group a christian extremist & muslim extremist together?