Well, I think you’re absolutely right except, perhaps, regarding the claim that “Atheism strikes me as a belief that’s necessary for acceptance to the tribe.” I’m not an atheist, and while when I mention this fact I get mobbed by people asking me to refute arguments I’ve heard a thousand times before, I’ve never found myself or seen others be rejected as members of the tribe for admitting to religious beliefs.
Well, I think you’re absolutely right except, perhaps, regarding the claim that “Atheism strikes me as a belief that’s necessary for acceptance to the tribe.” I’m not an atheist, and while when I mention this fact I get mobbed by people asking me to refute arguments I’ve heard a thousand times before, I’ve never found myself or seen others be rejected as members of the tribe for admitting to religious beliefs.