How do you respond to this statement?

[Stan]

Talking to religious people about their cosmic beliefs is the humane thing to do. Unless you think atheism is something you must keep secret and all for yourself, because you are "special" and for the "few", which i can't relate to.

Well, it's in my opinion that religious beliefs should be kept to one's self. That includes atheism. In real life, it's rare I ever discuss religion with anybody because it's nobody's business.

Religious beliefs shouldnt be kept to yourself, since the religious people are the ones usually in places of power. If they were kept a "secret" then we'd still be in the medieval ages and by saying that you also dissaprove the actions of great atheists, like Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens etc, whom only trying/tried to achieve is human progress and scepticism.

"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize" -Voltaire