Basically, there are three ways to view the world, or "life, universe and all the rest" as Douglas Adams so sympathetically phrased it:

1. materialism
   i.e. the world exists exclusively as we know it by means of science.
   No fate, no life before or after death, and as no god can be scientifically detected, there is none unless proved otherwise.
2. theism:
   Well, you guys know a lot more about this than I do.
3. non-theism:
   Represented in different schools of Hinduism, Jainism, Taoism and of course Buddhism, non-theist concepts do not need any concept of a creator god, as principles of karma and rebirth subsitute the role of a creator.

Atheists are usually listed in under point 1, which is not fully correct, as this position can be assumed both from a hardcore-materialist position and from a non-theist persective alike.

Position 2 has a bit of a setback: As a claim needs to be made, convincing others not only requires some proof or at least logic reasoning, but also a definition of the scope of knowledge and the mechanisms at work.

A literal interpretation of theist scriptures thus inevitably attempts to explain the essence of a divine and allmighty being and its actions by means of various translations of scriptures that were passed on orally in at least some decades. 2000 years ago.

From an atheist position, it would seem to me that for a theist believer, would not be reducing the concept of an almighty godbeing to a description literally taken the worst blasphemy?

Do not get me wrong, I deeply respect theist believes.
Yet, I related to them in the tradition of Matth.7, 20 - "Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them."

Humanitarian values as expressed by many Christians traditions and activities, are a wonderful contribution to the world. Meeting such people, I will not share their religious views.
But I will happily greet them as friends.