The example wasn't 'more enthusiastic' tho. It was 'combing through minutae for excuses to be a dick'¹ and it rang extremely true, because people choose religions for reasons, and a big one of those reasons is to feel sanctimonious about being a dick²
¹which is absurd! You don't need an excuse to do that! Look at me!
²which is absurd! You don't need a religion to do that! Look at me!