I love messing with atheists. They think they know everything, and they certainly have to, because if they ever were forced to admit they don’t know if there is a God or not that would mean they also cannot confirm whether or not they will be subjected to eternal damnation.
Whenever they say “There is no God” I commend them on their confidence.
Whenever they say There is no God I commend them on their confidence.*
They're confident that they know more than God. So they have to pretend that He doesn't exist.
The infamous Madalyn Murray O’Hair made a lot of money and undeserved fame for being the number one atheist in the country. However, her son revealed that she would go out of the house during storms and yell at God and shake her fist at Him.
I think that most atheists know that God exists, but they don't like the idea that they are not their own god.