If you leave religion and evolution aside for a moment, try to imagine this in another light. There are likely a lot of things you are separated from that you may not know about, but this applies to.

For example, take something Like this car with 30" wheels If you're into this, then this can still work.

Lets say you don't get it, it just doesn't make sense. That's the boat I was in...It doesn't make sense. I didn't convert to wanting a vehicle with 30" wheels (the wheels/tires alone cost upwards of $20,000) but rather understand that it's a cultural thing. (no, not black/white) But rather cars with big wheels.

I'd wouldn't put 30" wheels on my car if someone paid for them. I find them repulsive. BUT, there are people who would 'talk smack' against this culture of old cars w/big wheels. These people immediately cause a rift between those who do this and those who are talking smack. Those who want these tires/wheels look up to/admire/jealous of those who have it. To talk against it means you're talking about THEIR culture, something you obviously know nothing about, otherwise, you'd want these huge wheels too...or you're a 'hater' someone who just can't afford them, so you're really just jealous and mad at the world because you can't have them. To those on the inside, you want to be in, but can't. They've gotten into a society/culture that you can't.

Now, apply this same thing to pokemon, world of warcraft, larp, xbox or PS4 or PC, or iPhone and Android or making cars low, making cars loud, astronomy, whatever the case is. If you're not in the 'in crowd' and you're talking out against it, it creates a rift.

The largest difference is....the iPhone/Android fight didn't exist 10 years ago. 30" wheels on cars didn't exist 15 years ago. WoW didn't exist 15 years ago. Religion did. And with religion, the culture starts as soon as you're born, includes magic, faith, contains EVIL outsiders, and is a few thousand years old....and is taught as 'truth.' Those outside of faith just don't understand it. and those inside want to teach it to others but in a more modern world, the sell is far more difficult. (talking snakes, fish eating people, but living....people parting water.). People who have grown up believing something as true are not just facing outsiders mocking their lifelong hobby, but they're tearing down the fabric of something the outsiders 'don't know' while the outsiders see it as a 'that didn't happen' so there is a rift, a long damn standing rift at that.