It’s only natural that those who believe (or play act at believing) that they have a direct line to the Almighty would feel superior to others. This is so obvious that it needs little elaboration. A brief look at religious terminology confirms it. Christians have often called themselves "God’s people," "the chosen people," "the elect," "the righteous," etc., while nonbelievers have been labeled "heathens," "infidels,"

his sets up a two-tiered division of humanity, in which "God’s people" feel superior to those who are not "God’s people." That many competing religions with contradictory beliefs make the same claim seems not to matter at all to the members of the various sects that claim to be the only carriers of "the true faith

The carnage that results when two competing sects of "God’s people" collide

tobechi74: It’s only natural that those who believe (or play act at believing) that they have a direct line to the Almighty would feel superior to others. This is so obvious that it needs little elaboration. A brief look at religious terminology confirms it. Christians have often called themselves "God’s people," "the chosen people," "the elect," "the righteous," etc., while nonbelievers have been labeled "heathens," "infidels,"

his sets up a two-tiered division of humanity, in which "God’s people" feel superior to those who are not "God’s people." That many competing religions with contradictory beliefs make the same claim seems not to matter at all to the members of the various sects that claim to be the only carriers of "the true faith

The carnage that results when two competing sects of "God’s people" collide

ACTUALLY NON-BELIEVERS ARE CALLED DOGS OR BRUTE BEASTS OR FOOLS IN THE BIBLE

But this is very normal and natural. A man is bound to assert his conscience and belief system, And people of a common discipline and belief system are bound to subject themselves to this belief system. Now when you have so much confidence in what you believe and do, you mostly likely gonna come across as arrogant to the outsider. Though there are people who are truly arrogant and ignorant.