We aren't picking on Muslims. Anyday go out into public and you'll see atheists, but they aren't spitting on Muslims, Christians, etc. Those who do are complete idiots and if an intelligent atheist were to challenge the one who's spitting on everyone's religion to a debate the intelligent one would win by a mile.
It's not that they're innocent, it's their practices. Sure through their mind and yours what they do is innocent, but their practices and beliefs are what's violent. Sure, plenty of muslims do not practice what is told in the Quran, and that's not what this debate is about. We are not slandering Muslims, we're talking about Islam here.
Also lastly we aren't evolving as a species in whole, nor does it happen fast. What you were intending to say is stopping the world from progressing, or moving forward mentally.
By the way, editing my quote isn't a very mature thing to do, now is it?