I am one of those pseudo-intellectual book-clutching atheists and I must point out that your idea of free thinking is wrong. Free thinking means you're free to

I am one of those pseudo-intellectual book-clutching atheists and I must point out that your idea of free thinking is wrong. Free thinking means you're free to make up your own mind, not free to be brainwashed by your parents. Also, I did not know intellectual attacks could be vitriolic and scathing. They can be hard and cold, though.