Don't atheists do what they hate religious people doing?

There are three things IIN isn't really supposed to be for but that people use it for anyway:

1) Medical advice
2) Psychological assessment
3) Political and religious opinions

STAHP.

As an agnostic Im happy to tell you sometimes there's nothing more freeing than accepting you just dont know. You just can't know, and saying you do know is in every way, a blind, shot in the dark guess. But ey, people can't let go of their egos, especially in situations you cant technically prove them wrong.

Some do. And as with religious people it's the most strident voices that you really notice. For myself, I try to be more respectful than that. I never refer to people's deity as a "sky fairy" or call them idiots for believing it, etc.

But I'm not going to pretend I think all of that is actually true. For example if someone is in a moral dilemma related to their religion and asks for advice online, unless they specifically ask for Christian answers only, I may well chime in with advice based on my own understanding of the world.

While I am not an atheist, I understand where you come from and also feel similarly to see many atheists go out of their way to judge and belittle Christians (and occasionally other religions, though this is rarer). I think it is quite a bit hypocritical.

They may be trying to "get back" at all the people who tried to convert them or something, I can't say, but it really comes off as foolish and rude. Unfortunately, to these people, there seems to be no such thing as a good Christian, only what Westboro Baptist Church seems to offer (which many Christians I have spoke to disagree vehemently with).

And no, I am not a Christian myself.

A few bad atheists make us all look bad.
I agree that I despise people trying to convert me for past reasons ( some IIN users might remember why) but I also despise people trying to poke holes in someone else's faith, if someone doesn't want they're atheism discredited respect other people's views, and vice versa.

The other month I had a brilliant talk about religion involving me ( an atheist) a Christian and a Muslim. I've found that in the past many conversations involving religion in which I've observed have ended up in arguments and/or trying to disprove the views of other people so it was great to have an in depth, respectful and friendly chat about our beliefs, I went away feelingiI had more of an insight into Christianity and Hinduism than I did when I got out of bed, it was refreshing

I try not to belittle religious people, but rather get them to take a good look at the programming they have been given. If they could just see the totally unrealistic demands most religions place on an individual, perhaps they could begin to question that programming, and live their lives without the fallacies and guilt that are the cornerstone of religion. There comes a great sense of accomplishment and self satisfaction by taking responsibility for one's own actions and achievements in life.
For instance, I cringe every time I see a sports star thank god after an exceptional performance. God had nothing to do with it. This person worked very hard and sacrificed a great deal, their whole life, to EARN that performance.

Atheists' lack of belief stems from logical reasoning. A believer's belief stems from being ignorant to logical reasoning. There is a significant difference there. Only the religious fail to see it, thus these questions.

Many atheists don't talk that much about being atheist, so how would you know how many you've met?