Conflating non belief with religion and claiming that they are somehow equal but opposite, is the hypocritical negation of honest debate.

Ah, but sometimes, it's the truth. Those who vehemently reject all other schools of thought, have a lot in common. That goes for many fundamentalists, including fundamentalist atheists. I think we can learn from almost all "open" schools of thought - from almost all thinking people, no matter what their paradigms.

When people are tied to rigid ideologies, it's downright impossible to carry on a discussion with them.

"Fundamentalist atheists" are just like "fundamentalist Christians." They allow only for their own ideology.

-Joe-