Chad Orzel, over at Uncertainty Principles, has invited readers to submit their "worst reason for being an atheist". The responses range from clever, to insightful, to self-disclosing. You can see them all (and add your own) here, but my top ten, with minor edits, are below:
- To spite my Christian parents.
- To spite God.
- Because Madalyn Murray O'Hair was such a hottie.
- Because my parents are atheists.
- Because Ann Coulter isn't.
- To fit in.
- Because of what happened to Bambi's mother.
- Because it's so darn hard to choose between Thor, Zeus and the rest of the gods.
- Because Pascal was giving good odds.
- Because you created the universe, but you forgot how, and are now in denial.
I also like Orzel's own reason, which was "Chicks dig it."



