He also seems to be under the impression that believers themselves are somehow threatening to atheists and their lack of belief, but I find the complete opposite to be true. Listening to believers only makes me more confident that God doesn't exist.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell