Interesting question on "who is the audience of the New Atheists"? I suspect, (at least partially), it is those who grew up religious and have since "thrown of

Interesting question on "who is the audience of the New Atheists"? I suspect, (at least partially), it is those who grew up religious and have since "thrown off the shackles", and are looking for validation/confirmation that they made the right choice. And, who hope to convince others to do the same. As they say, some of the most fervent anti-smokers are those who used to smoke themselves...