Well, the point is that non-religious beliefs even if strongly held and the norm are more easily changeable than religious ones. If I argue with you over your

Well, the point is that non-religious beliefs even if strongly held and the norm are more easily changeable than religious ones. If I argue with you over your non-religious beliefs I may be annoying, but I'm not attacking your whole way of being. If I argue your religious beliefs than there's a lower threshold for me being an asshole, and a lower expectation of being able to sway you. Rather than religious / non-religious the fundamental distinction is how open to debate and effectively changeable those beliefs are. It's just that, empirically, religious beliefs are harder to sway. They also have greater protection under the law than non-religious beliefs.