Why Do Atheists Criticize People's Beliefs?

[The Valkyrie]

One thing I have noticed from hanging out here for a while, and the atheist friends I have in the real world is that they have their minds made up and there is no further room for debate. Atheists often tend to give their trust to authority figures in the mainstream media and Science, which to an extent is fine, but when you question their authority figures, they act like religious people. It usually happens at a young age, so now that they are adults, they still can't get past it while the rest of us have moved forward and now crop dusting those behind us.

Especially everything I've found out about how the real history is being hidden and how the military is involved in psychological warfare to control the masses, people don't want to hear it much less learn about it, because it would crush their paradigm and force them to question their authority, which really is the state, as there is no higher power than the state. Then you learn who is controlling the state, and how they have infiltrated the scientific community to prevent certain information from getting out, we find ourselves in a world where those above the state control the state, academia, the scientific community, and the media. Then those who are not able to look past it, are stuck in a state of control, which as the rest of us realizes and move forward, some of you are being left behind, and refusing to get on the boat.

Forget about religion, I'm talking technology. I've found people here are not willing to even address information unless it's sourced through their authority, which for those in the know are is limiting the flow of information to the masses. Time to wake up from the stasis, and climb the rung of the ladder. The rest of us can see a bit farther over the horizon, and we don't need to rely on those to tell those below what can be seen.

It's odd because I have very rarely run into an atheist who is this closed minded.

I've encountered many who say, "provide verifiable of your claims and I'll give it serious thought."

But I've encountered many theists who have stated, "Even if the bible is proved to be 100% wrong I'll still believe it!"

Look at the end of the "debate between Ken Ham and Bill Nye.

When asked the question, "What would it take to change your mind?", Nye said, "Proof", while Ham stated nothing would change his mind.

And THAT's what blind dogma does to many religious minds.

As for conspiracy stuff, when we ask for evidence we get YouTube videos, claims from anonymous people "who were there", and links to sites that are on par with the Flat Earth Society or the Weekly World News.