I know that they are unrepentant self abusers that will never take responsibility for their own actions. The heavens and hells they believe in and espouse only exist in their weaselly minds

I don’t think of them, and if they insert themselves into my circle I avoid them.

The same I think about people who can’t shut up about atheism. Fucking fanatics with nothing going on in their lives.

Religion is a mental illness.

The more one talks about it, the more mentally ill they are.

I don’t. I purposely avoid anyone like that - and honestly, nobody where I’m from would be like that anyway as religion is a personal experience here and not one that is overtly “spread” or talked about openly. We aren’t big fans of cults/religions unlike the US (which seems to get right into that thing), and generally see the mess they, or more importantly, their followers cause around the world and at home. Even our religious schools use religion very marginally as they’re aware most of the parents are only sending their kids there because the fees aren’t huge and the quality of education is a bit better than the public system.

The more a person “peacocks” their religion the worse of a person I assume they are.

Especially Christians. Some of the best people I have known are devout Christians who simply try to act and live as Jesus instructed. They rarely bring up their beliefs, instead just trying to be kind and helpful people as an example.

On the flip side, some of the worst people I have known are “devout Christians” who will do absolutely wretched things to everyone around them while loudly quoting bible verses and “showing off” their entire wall covered in crosses.

I think they are idiots. Thats what i think about any believer of any religion anyway

“Wow they’re really religious”

As someone who’s also Christian, I know part of it is still “PTSD” from growing up around way too many Evangelicals in the Midwest (not even my family; just in the community) but I find it annoying as Hell and kind of a sign of lacking real practicality in relating to others and being able to conceive of other points of view; a sort of immaturity, I guess.

I treat religious people as dormant terrorists. They may be a good neighbor, a fun sex partner (although rarely for my standards) or even a loving SO, but deep inside they all made a compromise with non rational arguments and that will come up at different stages of stress.

The people you are describing have that threshold very low, but you are no different than them to me.

I think people don’t talk about religion enough, because I find it criminally irresponsible that we allow (and that’s an understatement) religious people in positions of power. Decisions affecting the future of humanity and the planet are being made by irrational individuals and we’re acting as if there’s nothing wrong with that.

I am immediately put off by anyone talking constantly about a topic unless it’s justified by context.

For example, if you are talking non stop about your favorite game at a gaming convention or at your DnD table, let it be. Or with your friends who are in the same fandom, no prob. If you can’t shut up about it outside of that and constantly bring the topic up unprompted, well. I wonder what else you can’t tell about context.

I guess with religion it’s worse because by its own nature it implies you, the follower, know best and better than those who don’t. So not only you come across as a fool who can’t read the room, you also come across as arrogant.

I would personally be annoyed by such a person and not want to associate with them. I have no issue with religious people, or even talking to them about religion, but if they’re just constantly preaching or trying to convert me, that would get on my nerves very quickly.

Mental illness