View source for A short list of reasons that atheists don't believe in god

We [https://www.facebook.com/groups/atheismunited/posts/6580777435334800/ asked the Atheism United Facebook Community to provide us with a sentence on why they don't believe in god]. The overwhelming answer provided was "lack of evidence" or a variation of that answer. Here is an assortment on some of the answers provided:

1. It's BS.<br>
2. Science.<br>
3. I just don't.<br>
4. Zero proof.<br>
5. Common sense.<br>
6. Lack of evidence.<br>
7. Because I'm smart.<br>
8. Lack of plausibility.<br>
9. God is not necessary.<br>
10. He’s absent too often.<br>
11. Because I have morals.<br>
12. Because it doesn't exist.<br>
13. Because I have a brain 🧠<br>
14. Because it's a dumb idea.<br>
15. I believe in myself instead.<br>
16. What is there to believe in?<br>
17. Because I'm not delusional.<br>
18. Because I'm non-delusional.<br>
19. I don’t believe in fairy tales.<br>
20. Way too many contradictions.<br>
21. Love does not require a deity.<br>
22. It's an insult to my intelligence...<br>
23. In reality, there's no such thing.<br>
24. Three words. Lack Of Evidence.<br>
25. Because it is such a preposterous idea.<br>
26. Invisible man in the sky. Seriously?<br>
27. There's no evidence that gods exist.<br>
28. I believe that a fairy tale is just a fairy tale.<br>
29. Too much “dangling a carrot“ for my liking.<br>
30. 'Cause it does not exist! As simple as that.<br>
31. Have your all-powerful God sit in this chair.<br>
32. The same reason you don't believe in Thor.<br>
33. Because it does not exist except as an idea!<br>
34. We created God, he only exists in the human brain.<br>
35. After my long coma it became clear. I was a foolish theist.<br>
36. Multiple invented gods show that all religions are delusional.<br>
37. Because a god hasn't been shown or demonstrated to exist.<br>
38. I don’t believe in god, for the same reason I don’t believe in Santa.<br>
39. The religious were unsuccessful with their brainwashing techniques.<br>
40. Useless, good for nothing, and incompetent because it doesn't exist.<br>
41. Gods were made up to explain mysteries that science hadn't yet explained.<br>
42. Because I have critical thinking skills and no need to rely on fairy tales.<br>
43. Because I have no feeling for (let alone belief in) anything supernatural.<br>
44. For the same reason I don't believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.<br>
45. I stopped believing in fairy tales far too late and I’m not going to start again.<br>
46. That's not up to me. The burden of proof lies with the person making the claim.<br>
47. Because religion was invented when the first conman met the first gullible fool.<br>
48. There is not sufficient evidence to warrant the belief that any god or gods exist in reality.<br>
49. Because it's people's make-believe emotions and fears and desire to make it to happyland.<br>
50. Reason, logical questioning, and for some reason, an all-powerful god can't talk for himself.<br>
51. I don't explain why I don't believe in fairy tales, but I would guess it's because I'm not insane.<br>
52. Just because we can't explain our existence doesn't give us the right to make stuff up to try and explain it.<br>
53. We have stories of so many different gods in different eras and areas, which helps prove their human origins.<br>
54. Where was God before organized religion 12,000 years ago, never mind 5.5 billion years or 17.5 billion years?<br>




== HERE'S WHY ATHEISTS DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD IN THE ORDER OF FREQUENCY IN WHICH ATHEISTS STATED THEM == 

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THE TOP 20 REASONS THAT [https://www.facebook.com/groups/atheismunited/posts/6580777435334800 ATHEISTS GAVE FOR WHY THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD:]<br>
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1. Lack of evidence: 143 times<br>
2. Because it's illogical, irrational, or impossible: 18 times<br>
3. Common sense: 12 times<br>
4. Science: 12 times<br>
5. Historical facts or contradictions in religious texts: 9 times<br>
6. Critical thinking: 8 times<br>
7. Humans create gods or man-made construct: 7 times<br>
8. Because there's no reason to believe that gods exist: 5 times<br>
9. I live in reality: 5 times<br>
10. The Holocaust: 5 times<br>
11. Which god? : 4 times<br>
12. No need for delusions or superstitions: 3 times<br>
13. Randomness or randomness makes more sense: 3 times<br>
14. Because they've had several millennia and still no evidence: 2 times<br>
15. I'm not gullible: 2 times<br>
16. For the same reason I don't believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny: 2 times<br>
17. He doesn’t exist: 2 times<br>
18. Reality and intelligence: 2 times<br>
19. The Bible: 2 times<br>
20. Child abuse, animal abuse, terminal illnesses in babies and children, poverty, starving, and god doesn't put a stop to any of them: 2 times<br>
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The following answers were given one time:<br>
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God doesn’t exist, it's as simple as that<br>
Gods are mythological characters<br>
Have you read the Bible?<br>
He has never been seen, heard, or felt, and people are still homeless, starving, abused, diseased, and victims of tragedies and other catastrophes<br>
He just ain't there<br>
He’s absent too often<br>
Humans would invent religions differently if history were changed<br>
I believe that fairy tale is just a fairy tale<br>
I don’t believe in fictitious deities<br>
I don't believe in invisible dragons, drinkable lava, or gods without verifiable evidence<br>
I don't know what a god is<br>
I exist, therefore god(s) do not<br>
I have no good reason to believe any gods exist<br>
I have no need for that hypothesis<br>
I see through bullshit<br>
I want sky Daddy to punish me for my blasphemy<br>
If there is a God, he's not doing his job<br>
If there was a god children wouldn’t starve to death or die of cancer<br>
Imaginary friends are only comforting while growing up<br>
Imagine being an adult and still believing in Bronze Age stories (separate from #6)<br>
It does not exist<br>
It sounds stupid<br>
It's BS<br>
Lack of evidence and this world is too troubled<br>
Morality<br>
Most cultures have various of the same stories, just the names change<br>
Most religions rely on core miracles, but miracles do not make sense<br>
Multiple invented gods show that all religions are delusional<br>
No evidence for the claims<br>
No loving god would've allowed a Donald Trump to exist<br>
One too many unanswered prayers<br>
Probability is statistically 0<br>
Prove that there is a god!<br>
The absolute lack of any evidence and the improbability<br>
The hierarchical structure of superior "gods" leads to abuses<br>
The religious were unsuccessful with their brainwashing techniques<br>
The same reason you don't believe in Thor<br>
The simple fact that there are so many of them is a glaring red flag<br>
The world looks better without one<br>
There are almost 5,000 gods being worshipped by humanity but don't worry, only yours is right.<br>
There is no god/gods<br>
Too much “dangling a carrot“ for my liking<br>
Useless, good for nothing and incompetent because it doesn't exist<br>
Wasn't raised on gods<br>
Why three old illiterate males in the Middle East? Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed?<br>