I'm totally with you being an Atheist with a big A myself. I was lucky enough to grow up in Norway though where the large majority are Atheists (or express no religious affiliation).
Anyways, to me the best behavior is to just be a realist and an objectivist. Be the person who asks skeptical questions and demands evidence and reason, and then be consistent with that both with regards to religon and other topics. As Sam Harris put it in a speech I really enjoyed: We don't have a word for non-astrologers, and we shouldn't need a word for non-believers, we should just celebrate reason.
Yeah!!! Celebrate reason! I like your comment man. I am a realist and never been happier. All this dogma that most people follow was designed centuries ago. I wanna make my own path and avoid the norm. I want to reach my potential as a human being and live life the way I wanted it to be and not because everyone else is following other people. Individuality. :-)
@pinaynomad, I agree: celebrate reason. I have a basis for saying that within the context of a Christian worldview. As for you, how do you know your reasoning is valid? Surely you can't give an answer that isn't viciously circular.
Well said both of you! :)