JDub
Mmm. Pie.
For me, atheism makes this existence more precious because it's fleeting. This may be it. So, there's more of a sense of urgency. I'm not promised an eternity or a purpose. So, I have to find my own purpose and make this existence count. If there is a God, who's to say he/she/it is any religion? If there is only a Christian God, then people like Ghandi are burning in hell for eternity while people like Hitler could conceivably be in heaven. Same rationale works behind all religions. Believe this or suffer the consequences regardless of how good you are. I don't buy it.