A "true Atheist" would be someone who had no interest in God, pro or con, just as someone who is "apolitical" would have no interest in politics. What these jerks are is "anti-theists". They are smug, arrogant, mean-spirited wiseguys who, like Liberals, are SO sure they are smarter than we that they enjoy making themselves large by belittling our faith in things unseen. As I often say, they are like the person who, having taking a political opinion against the eating of breakfast, whizzes in your Wheaties just to make their point.
Make no mistake: They don't have to believe in God or blasphemy...they do believe in making fun of others, and like their father the devil, destroying their faith when they can.
Back when Garrion Keilor was funny (before he became an embittered old Lefty IWW-card-carrying Socialist) he summed it up well: "He was the kind of person who struck you wouldn't learn another thing until the day he died, but about fifteen minutes after that, was in for a real education."
” As I often say, they are like the person who, having taking a political opinion against the eating of breakfast, whizzes in your Wheaties just to make their point.”
A colorful, but effective analogy! LOL
I disagree; there are "professional skeptics" such as those at The Skeptical Inquirer and Skeptic magazine who have devoted their lives to debunking the existence of such things as UFOs, Bigfoot, ESP, etc. They certainly don't believe in such things, and yet they are quite interested in them (or more precisely, belief in them). In the same manner, a "true atheist", while not believing in God, could be interested in others belief in God.