Yes, of course, because at the same time, they claim their god is eternal and all-knowing, which pretty much elevates their position to immutable and infallible. If they were just honest that they make up the rules as they go (like the rest of us) and not attribute them to the sky-daddy, everything would be okey-dokey. It is astounding, though, that religious positions change over time yet every generation claims that it has always been like they practice it and that that's the only way to do it that God approves of. Please keep in mind that I normally don't refer intellectual theologians who are honest and informed about church and doctrinal history, but fundamentalist preachers and of-the-street-bigots. Even if I regard all believers as superstitious and deluded to some extent, I recognize a huuuuge difference in the degree of delusion and -especially- hypocricy. You, e.g., are a category 1 religious nut with a very low threat level ;). If we met I may be able to shortly turn my back towards you without immediately fearing for my life or maybe even go without a weapon altogether.

But I assume you don't want discussion, because that would require you to try to understand the position of other people.

Of course I want discussion, else I would not be here. And, believe it or not, I can understand and emulate many positions of other people.

It would be terrible for you if you would have to admit that not all religious people are idiots.

I am not in favor of (and not very apt in) digging up my old quotes but I think I explicitly stated a couple of weeks ago in this forum that I don't think that all religious people are idiots. Let me put it this way: some people are schizophrenic, but not necessarily dumb (in the beginning). Those are two different axes. Still they believe in things that are not objectively true (in the beginning ;).

I really don't want to insult anyone, except when the heat of an argument calls for a cheap joke ;).