Funny.
had a discussion with an atheist who wanted to understand why I believe in my faith and God.
After a while I posited something about universal morality and he said he would get back to me.
Pleasant and fun conversation but, I always get the feeling he is trying to excise God from his life for other reasons.
That’s the case with quite a few. They do not want to be held accountable for their actions and find the idea ridiculous. (My own opinion is that there is place inside them that is filled with dread at the potential consequences, so they spend their lives loudly repeating a lie. This permits them to continue doing whatever they feel like doing and stay somewhat sane in the process.)