If my understanding of Steve's nature is anything to go by... I'd have to mention that he doesn't hold to one perspective all the time, he continuously changes between them (at least that's what I've come to understand from his many articles already). This inevitably effects how any article would be written, more often than not a specific perspective is chosen to heighten the effect it has on it's readers.
In whole, it's of little concern if the approach used threatens the identity that people have made for themselves in the mind. The emotional backlash could be evidence that some of these identities based around religious belief are lacking and could be replaced with something more universal and deep (that's not to say this is only goes for religion, obviously). Those who take this article too seriously will no doubt miss what it's really trying to express.
It's kind of humorous reading a few of the strong, egoic, reactions, because it reminds me of the ego within myself and how it can so easily lash out in defense of one's mental identity.
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