Do atheists fake egalitarianism?

[Chad32]

We believe people should be treated equally because that's the best way for a society to all get along with each other. That's also why killing and thievery are pretty universal, whether a culture worships Yahweh/Jesus or not. We're a social species that needs ways to get along with each other, and equality is one of the best ways of accomplishing that. No gods required.

So you don't believe people are really equal, just that society operates more smoothly if we pretend they are?  It sounds like you are simply faking egalitarianism too me.

To an extent, people are equal in the sense that we all have basic rights that should be accepted. One could argue that in some ways we aren't equal. Jim Bob down the street isn't curing cancer or dramatically changing the fabric of society, but he also deserves to be happy as much as the next guy that isn't hurting anyone.

In practice, religion holds back equal rights more than it encourages it.