This is completely normal. I think what it comes down to is critical thinking. Personally, I might not feel more intelligent than people who are religious, but I certainly think that they lack the ability to think critically. The previous santa example illustrates this well and is an appropriate analogy. The problem is that most religious people are the result of a religious upbringing and children don't have the mental capacity to think critically so they easily accept what they're told, but by the time they are older, they have been so strongly conditioned that it is simply too late for them to think differently and they pick and choose which aspects of their religion are convenient for them. Of course some people turn to religion later in life or in different ways, but that is less common. For example, imagine, as an adult, your parents telling you about a book that said all these ridiculous, contradictory things, with all these rules that dictated how you should live your life, and in general it was completely illogical. Most likely you would laugh, reject it and say something like "thanks mom and dad, but I think I'll pass," because you'd quickly realize how silly it is. And if you really thought critically, you might also wonder who made the book, created its rules, for what purpose, and who benefits from it. Anyways, the point is that I wish people thought for themselves instead of believing everything they hear (including what I have written), asked questions about why things are the way they are in this world, and in general had critical, open minds, which goes for all people, religious or not.
Is it normal to feel smarter than the average person for being Atheist
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This is completely normal. I think what it comes down to is critical thinking. Personally, I might not feel more intelligent than people who are religious, but I certainly think that they lack the ability to think critically. The previous santa example illustrates this well and is an appropriate analogy. The problem is that most religious people are the result of a religious upbringing and children don't have the mental capacity to think critically so they easily accept what they're told, but by the time they are older, they have been so strongly conditioned that it is simply too late for them to think differently and they pick and choose which aspects of their religion are convenient for them. Of course some people turn to religion later in life or in different ways, but that is less common. For example, imagine, as an adult, your parents telling you about a book that said all these ridiculous, contradictory things, with all these rules that dictated how you should live your life, and in general it was completely illogical. Most likely you would laugh, reject it and say something like "thanks mom and dad, but I think I'll pass," because you'd quickly realize how silly it is. And if you really thought critically, you might also wonder who made the book, created its rules, for what purpose, and who benefits from it. Anyways, the point is that I wish people thought for themselves instead of believing everything they hear (including what I have written), asked questions about why things are the way they are in this world, and in general had critical, open minds, which goes for all people, religious or not.