@grasshopper,
People who trust science over religion often don't believe in a god.
Does this make them bad people?
No, many of them still respect other people, do good things for the community, and refrain from criminal activity.
If I was an
atheist but I did community service and did not sin, i'm not much different than a
theist who does those things. If I was a god, I would easily pick a kind and generous atheist over a theist who murders, lies, and steals.
What i'm trying to say is that I value if people are good more than if they respect me as a god. That's what I [maybe unsucessfully] tried to explain in #5.
Also, that's like saying a driver who crashes into a pedestrian
should not be charged for reckless homicide when a person who was attempting to run someone over
should be charged for homicide. I'd say
they both be charged because the outcome was the pedestrian's death and it is murder in both ways.