Ron, I think the thing that is bothering people here is that your view of atheists seems starkly black and white, all or nothing. You use phrases like "athiests do this" or "what I might expect from Mudcat athiests". Lumping everyone together and making judgements about them makes you sound like you have an axe to grind, and that you don't really want to take part in the actual discussion. I find it fascinating that the only person in this thread who is consistently bashing atheists is you, who claim to have no religious convictions. The Christians have, for the most part, been polite and seemingly more interested in the conversation than in treating all atheists the same. Perhaps you could tone down the rhetoric a bit.

As for comparisons (which are off topic here and kind of silly in the first place), it seems obvious that artists make art, power-seekers seek power, spirtiual people have revelations, Christians have faith, and atheists don't. It's not really that complicated.

Thanks,
John