I'm an atheist but I don't feel superior to religious people.
I feel superior to a religious person who challenges my beliefs without provocation (The lack of provocation reflects the kind of arguments they're likely to make and brings to light important aspects of their personality)
I feel superior to atheists who make circular criticisms about the religious. (Remember how the bible is the real deal because it says so in the bible?)
At any rate it's not really a sense of superiority, it's exasperated frustration, not with people's mental capacities or their ability to use them, rather, their lack of effort to make detailed and accurate arguments because it's "too difficult".
Anyway, I'm only an atheist because I honestly don't believe and I've never heard a convincing argument for spirituality. I can definitely understand the desire for comfort, especially when you lose someone.
Is it normal to feel smarter than the average person for being Atheist
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Yes all atheists think they are 'enlightened' and 'smarter' than everyone else.
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I'm an atheist but I don't feel superior to religious people.
I feel superior to a religious person who challenges my beliefs without provocation (The lack of provocation reflects the kind of arguments they're likely to make and brings to light important aspects of their personality)
I feel superior to atheists who make circular criticisms about the religious. (Remember how the bible is the real deal because it says so in the bible?)
At any rate it's not really a sense of superiority, it's exasperated frustration, not with people's mental capacities or their ability to use them, rather, their lack of effort to make detailed and accurate arguments because it's "too difficult".
Anyway, I'm only an atheist because I honestly don't believe and I've never heard a convincing argument for spirituality. I can definitely understand the desire for comfort, especially when you lose someone.