As an atheist, I've come around to the idea that religious belief is a matter of choice, rather than just intelligence or wisdom. It's like food, you just eat what you like. Religious beliefs are things people CHOOSE to adopt/hold onto or not, depending on their own experiences.

You can get some really smart theists who are highly intelligent on their chosen subjects, but they still can't prove they are doing anything more than choosing what is the most emotionally and socially validating for them.

If anything I'd say atheists are just more honest and willing to accept things that make others uncomfortable where theists are more optimistic and want a more emotionally pleasing version of reality.

As an atheist, I've come around to the idea that religious belief is a matter of choice, rather than just intelligence or wisdom. It's like food, you just eat what you like. Religious beliefs are things people CHOOSE to adopt/hold onto or not, depending on their own experiences.

You can get some really smart theists who are highly intelligent on their chosen subjects, but they still can't prove they are doing anything more than choosing what is the most emotionally and socially validating for them.

If anything I'd say atheists are just more honest and willing to accept things that make others uncomfortable where theists are more optimistic and want a more emotionally pleasing version of reality.