I'm very proud to be an atheist.
Although I hope that religion will die a natural death I wouldn't force those who are still infected by it to leave it. Education and rational evidence are the best way to prove the falsehood of and remove religious faith.
I do not hope for the survival of my world view over another's. I am aware that I am neither clever enough, nor wise enough to be qualified to judge what is 'THE TRUTH'. I don't pretend to own 'THE TRUTH' nor am I aware of any belief systems (including sciences, I use the plural as science is not a homogeneous belief structure but many many theories often in direct opposition to each other) worth their salt that do not change and revise their truths over time, including what is therefore taught in education and what is considered rational evidence at any given chronological date in any given location dependent upon which school of truth is in power.
Look at the history of science and it's many revisions and remakes.
Would that make the accepted education and rationality of any given period applicable across the ages?
If I was to say this belief or that belief (including disbelief) was ultimately right or wrong I would by inference claim I had the immutable, intranscient truth. This would be in direct opposition to my education and all rational evidence. It would also suggest that all beliefs and theories in opposition to it are worthless and not to be regarded. In short the death of rational, scientific investigation and plain human expession.
I do not want everyone to believe what I believe, to deduce what I deduce, to consider rational and irrational what I consider the same!
We need difference to challenge, to widen the parameters, to push the envelope and to look at all angles , something that it is very difficult for us to do as individuals caught up in the limiting importance of what we consider to be 'TRUTHS'.
Maybe they are truths but not exclusive, nor immutable nor intranscient truths, just OUR TRUTHS.
I don't consider anyone's belief to be an infection just as I do not consider anyone's disbelief to be an infection. I consider them necessary mutable, transcient stages of experience that we as mutable, transcient humans feel the need to name.
Sorry for babbling
