Atheists turning to cult behaviour?

[thesummerqueen]

This isn't a growing trend. It's simply that it SEEMS to be growing because people are being more and more vocal about it, and bringing visibility to it. It's a problem that has existed since internet anonymity allowed any two-bit troll with an internet connection to spout his/her nonsense on the internet.

Agreed. Just odd to see 20 somethings (or maybe 30) who identify themselves as rationalists, do some things similar as the people they oppose.

Intellectually, it is odd. Practically, not so much - people like to identify themselves as all sorts of things while maintaining severe cognitive biases.