Why Atheism Is Offensive

Here's a video of Ricky Gervais discussing his atheism.

http://youtu.be/o1XGTrrZjlI

It is interesting how Christians will get offended if you say you don't believe in god and will often take it as an insult. This isn't something exclusive to religious people, I've noticed. I once ordered a veggie wrap in a restaurant with a friend who gave me a dirty look like I just sneezed on his steak. (I'm not vegetarian, but sometimes I like a veggie wrap.) I didn't scold him for eating a steak, I just decided not to have one myself, and he took offense to that.

This is all irrational, of course, but people find the very idea that others exist who don't think like they do offensive.