Being an atheist means not believing in the concept of god. Atheists are a minority in this world. The problem with religious people is that they just can't keep their religion to themselves. They just have to thrust it upon you. Atheists on the other hand will only debate you if you ask them to or push them to. Strident atheism's recent rise has been as a reply to rising extremism in religion and not on its own. Most atheists want humanism and compassion to prevail in this world. Religious people on the other hand lack humanism and compassion, are judge people for frivolous reasons and create unnecessary problems.