I understand what you're asking but I don't think this topic is going to get the results you're looking for. You're basically going "Hey, jerks! Why are you such jerks???" And of course, they're not going to respond well to that...
Anyways I fall more on the agnostic side of things than the atheist side (I don't believe in a higher power, but I can't exactly claim I know for a fact there isn't one), but I'm respectful of any religious belief as long as that belief is respectable and the person conducts themselves appropriately. I'm not going to stand for intolerance or pushing beliefs on others, and because of that I'd never try to "convert" anyone to my way of thinking. Faith is something special to those who have it, just something that I'm not capable of nor want any part in. Also while I say it's special, faith can just as equally be dangerous in the hands of some (see: WBC brainwashing their children). But I mean, that's humanity for you. >_>
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