I Think Self-superior Atheists Are Annoying

(Atheist myself but I don't like the term because it make me feel associated with the bad apples)

I think people who impulsively need to harass people and "own" a debate about religion, how we came to be, how planets were made, etc. with every believers they meet have a disorder or mental illness.

"Hey let's have a meeting we just talk about how christians are retarded for believing in the invisible man in the sky"
"Let's tweet about every joke we make"
"And laugh of every christians we see"
"And tweet about them too!"

Stop it, you're not an intellectual or clever, you're just annoying as hell, you're an immature bully and a jerkbutt and if you think you are converting anyone to your side, you're just pissing them off. Don't talk about science and bring up your "facts", it doesn't matter, you're still awful.

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newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

“If you wish to converse with me, define your terms.” (Voltaire).

Will Durant wrote: "How many a debate would have been deflated into a paragraph if the disputants had dared to define their terms! This is the alpha and omega of logic, the heart and soul of it, that every important term in serious discourse shall be subjected to the strictest scrutiny and definition. It is difficult, and ruthlessly tests the mind; but once done it is half of any task."

In fact, much of philosophy is about the definitions of terms.

Such definitions are germane to this post.
Renoire is an atheist (so has no gods), but says that she avoids the word because of the connotations she feels that it carries.
We should therefore be clear about what 'atheist' means... and what it doesn't mean.

Once we've done that, we can establish whether or not the behaviours she describes can validly be ascribed to atheists.