As dear ole Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote as his last proposition in Tractatus

‘Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent’

People who accept religion tend to confuse believing with knowing. They also tend to try to convince you that you are arrogant, but by definition arrogance is "an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions". Neither with atheism nor agnosticism do we go out there preaching damnation of religious people. There might be anti-theists who take that approach but for the most part majority of us non-believers don't try to force our convictions down other people's throats. They will always overbearingly try to convince you that their ludicrous perception of reality is real. It is nothing but presumptuous claims and assumptions.

@HumanistA Yeah. I've gone through the phase of trying to explain things to people. I just don't have the energy to keep going back and forth with believers that don't listen to what makes sense. I was a Christian for a good portion of my life. It was already painful enough to have that self-honesty moment with myself and leave everything I was taught to believe as true behind. It's just a headache trying to get some Christians to listen. I'm a nice guy and some people even question if I'm really an atheist, because I'm not militant and I have an open mind. But, I'm really a non-believer. I'm just trying to have a peaceful life and hopefully find some people I can relate to and feel comfortable around in general. Being raised in a religious black community, where you really weren't given or informed of any other options than to be a believer of christ, messed me up bad. Having to reprogram your mind to reject things you were taught from childhood can be traumatic in itself. Basically, it's like having the ground you stand on just disappear. It leaves you in limbo until you are able to find something to stand on again.Cognitive dissonance is not easy to deal with. But once you get through it by being 100% honest, it usually leaves you humbled. But thanks for sharing. Great post.

@MusicManDre Thank you... On the regular I get the "you look like a Christian all the time", and the "you act like a Christian all the time". LOL. You don't need to be a Christian or religious to be a nice person and have a positive welcoming energy.

@HumanistA You're welcome. And I understand. I used to be a well known Christian and musician in my area. I had a good reputation and all. People still think I'm a Christian. I was the kind that didn't smoke, drink, cuss, go out and party, etc. Well, after I became a non-believer, I still didn't have a desire to do those things. Not because I still think it's wrong, but just because I don't want to. Unfortunately, my transition has put me in a unique position where I feel out of place on both sides. I guess in the spectrum of belief, I would be considered a weak or soft atheist. The whole transition pretty much broke me. And being in the FL in the bible beltway doesn't make it much better...lol I just take it one day at a time.