>> I’ve determined that I can stand liberal atheists more than I can so called “conservative” atheists. Everyone worships something, liberal atheists deify the state, “conservative” atheists deify themselves. The arrogance is unbearable.
Pride is a common character flaw among both atheists and Christians ... liberal and conservative. Atheism does seem to draw more than its fair share of blow-hard know-it-alls — though I’ve noticed little difference in the evangelism of atheists based on their political ideology.
Self-aggrandizing arrogance is pretty much the bedrock of the atheist faith.
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Pride, as CS Lewis states, is probably the largest sin of mankind.
We can know this because we find it most detestable in others. Also, you can tell how much of a problem it is within yourself by the level of your abhorrence when you see it in others.
What does that say about me? My problem I guess.