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

A belief in a god is not the problem.

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

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

Why do nearly all of the answers on Quora have “read more” and when I click on it, I get a virus warning every time? Has anyone else had this happen?

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

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

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?

Why do people mourn when their leaders lose elections? Is it common for people to cry over events that are out of their control?

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

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.

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

What’s something you did a lot as a kid that you don’t miss now that you’re an adult?

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

THE BIBLE IS THE PROBLEM!

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

Why do we exist, and why are we conscious?

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