Thanks for putting together such a great site about atheism. Since I'm bored and have nothing else to do, I'll explain why I am an atheist.
Even when I did believe in the Christian Deity, I wasn't the most religious person alive. I rarely attended church (eternal hellfire is a small price to pay for the ability to sleep in late on Sunday), never voluntarily read the Bible, and considered most of religion to be boring.
Much later in my life I got into the Theory of Evolution Vs Creationism debate. It was then that I was exposed to just how funny some overly religious people are. I'd spend time at chick.com, capalert.com, jesus-is-lord.com and just laugh at what they'd say. Inevitably I ran across some atheism pages.
Religion slipped away from me, but I held onto a belief in god. I was a bit confused at this point, I had a ton of different ideas as to what god could be. I thought he may be a universal force that works at the atomic level. I thought he may be the four fundamental forces of nature (gravity, electromagnetism, weak force, strong force). I kept trying to mix god with reality, and it didn't work.
Then I started thinking. Why do I need a god? I am already a good person, so I don't need a god to scare me into being moral. I have a basic understanding or evolution and abiogenesis, so I don't need a god to explain life's origins. Sure, no one knows how the universe ultimately began, but I'm far more satisfied with the answer "I don't know" than "God did it". After all, its much more comforting knowing that there are mysteries yet to be solved. "God did it" takes all the wonder and mystery out of the world. I am not scared of the unknown. I do not make up answers to mask my ignorance. I am happy to announce that I don't know how the universe began. Just another mystery to slay.
After thinking about it for a while, I just ran out of uses for a god. Except for humor, though. It wasn't long before I became an atheist.
Unfortunately, I don't live in a highly religious area (though I've never met another atheist). I'd just love to meet a street preacher in person. It must be hilarious trying to explain logic to them.
(as for my name, you may choose from one below:
1. Hugh Hugo Fritz
2. Hans Friggleburd
3. Grover Cleaveland
4. Joe Stalin
sorry, but my real name is far too boring!)