Atheists turning to cult behaviour?

[Mister Agenda]

Blimey, I should bloody well think so. How could he write that?

I mean, he's just a guy. But I thought he had more sense than that.

Not an excuse for him, but a lot of people's brains sort of fossilize in old age. Not dementia, but a certain rigidity and resistance to change and insenstivity. There's a reason why the word 'curmudgeon' is so often preceded by the word 'old'.