May I suggest that if you are going to respond to someone and make a case suggesting the superior attitude and intelligence of your own position, you might not want to resort to calling people names. It actually is hypocritical to complain about other posters self-righteousness and then go on to demean and demoralize them and their opinions.
Respect for other people's opinions and positions can do much to forward your own.
Sorry but there is no way to describe the outrageous behaviour now common on FR without describing that behaviour. Religious fanatacism like that of the Taliban is perfectly descriptive of what I see here now more often than not.
I don't expect to influence these sorts of people. I don't care what they think or their opinion of me. Actually I can barely stand being on the same planet with them.
FR has degenerated into a meaningless circlejerk of hate and spite.
Bad Joe tried to save it but he was driven out.