General idea for me, I was raised typical-ish southern Christian, but I went away from that. What brought me back to full Christian believer at least is exactly that, look around at the results of societies. Look which ones were successful. Look which sets of values the world was better off with.

Would I say I'm some perfect Christian, not in the slightest. I have a lot of disdain for the state of modern Christianity to the point I just can't have myself participate in a lot of what a typical outsider sees as Christian. There's so many who proclaim Christian left and right and have missed the point entirely.

I'd really have nothing to deal with atheists except for the ones that come around if you mention anything theistic, especially Christianity, and sprint right to "look how stupid you are, worshiping the imaginary skydaddy, I'm smart and educated and I know better than that." They interject themselves into the dialogue where it wasn't even necessary.