I thought your god was keeping you safe

[tackattack]

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.

but why do opposite sides demonize each other? It's one of the most titular reasons I hate politics, no one can run a race without putting down the opponent. There is a distinct line between evolutionary parsing of friend/foe netting an advantage with some caution and suspicion and the ultimate attribution of our illusions us/them to continuously use a viscous feedback loop that (I feel is at the root of evil)perpetuates hatred and unrealistic division.

That being said I also feel the deep outgroup homogeneity effect of differing factions is such a prevalent and blatant observational bias, that I see here and IRL constantly, I don't know how people can't see the blindspot. Anyways, sorry to interrupt the rant and thread, please continue