Why does it matter so much to atheists that God doesn't exist?

Because these are not any gods rules we are talking about.

THE BIBLE IS THE PROBLEM!

I am speaking to the US Bible thumpers here, of course ~ many of whom are flat-earthers who deny evolution and see scientists as evil people who are constantly trying, and succeeding, in disproving their beliefs one by one.

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The people of the modern world have evolved past all of that nonsense.

I do not personally care if you believe in a god or not.

My problem is that people who try to shove their rules down everyone's throats - including by physical force - DO EXIST .

How did it feel when experiencing gay sex for the first?

These are man made rules - made thousands of years ago for the use of the humans who lived thousands of years ago.

A belief in a god is not the problem.

IT does not matter, mainly because it does not exist.

Do you think Lady Gaga and Celine Dion have rehearsed separately for their performance at the Olympics opening ceremony?

And then use and ENJOY these fantastic scientific advancements every single day of your life?

And how do you deny hundreds of years of advancement in all fields of science?

Notice that I said their rules, not any gods rules.

I found out I have cancer—I have not told my family. We can’t afford the treatment anyway. Should I just say nothing and let nature take its course?

Those rules that you are trying to reinstate are rules made by men who didn't know anything about the earth, nor anything about all of the other inhabitants of it. How can you not see that?