I'm guessing that the point of this thread is to make the atheists feel better about themselves by putting down the beliefs of others. Kinda like whistling in the dark ?

I guess it's a form of mass hysteria since more people believe in some form of higher power than don't. This is the type of discussion where people already have their minds made up before they get here. There are evil and misguided people who have religious beliefs and there are also atheists that are evil and misguided people. Perhaps we have to look at the individuals to find the real answers. It requires more effort - and being a bigot is so much simpler.