They reduce themselves to mere animals
There are no mere animals. Every animal on this planet is a wonder, one of the only other living things we know in a vast universe.
The fact that I am an animal does not diminish me, but your arrogance diminishes you.
I'm proud of my animal heritage and my entire living animal family. My kin crawled out of the sea. They fought to survive Great Dyings. They survived catastrophes that wiped out dinosaurs and millions of other species
Animal life has a long, well tested provenance. Your God nonsense has lasted for a
mere blip of that time.
Gods are what primitive minds dream about.
"If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads."Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto.
-Terence