I thought your god was keeping you safe

[Angrboda]

Because words that are the most offensive or insulting really spur rational discussion? Because they can de-escalate the emotionalism from an argument so that people actually listen to each other? No because they sate some juvenile need because your EQ is somewhere stuck near your IQ and equitable to that of a butt-hurt 4 year old (pun intended). I wonder why Christians generally assume most atheists are reactionary and puerile or conflate atheists with anti-theists regularly?

While the point is appreciated, tack, the fact is that opposite sides will naturally demonize each other, so theists attributing it to something uniquely atheist is just not good thinking on their part. Additionally, their thinking that is a part of their own process of demonizing and demeaning atheists.