Why Do People Get So Offended By Atheism

I’ll tell someone I’m an atheist and they act like I literally worship the ground satan walks on.

Like…no. I don’t worship satan because I don’t believe there is a satan. I never understood the big deal in not believing in God.

And I’m not sorry about it. It’s like atheists have to walk on egg shells around people who do believe in God. I’m allowed to not believe just as you are allowed to believe.

As long as I don’t disrespect you and your religion, what’s there to be mad about?

Edit: I’m curious about the hatred for atheism specifically. I understand the “the same reason religious people get hate from atheists!” I’ve seen a few people explain their experiences with people not respecting their faiths. But never do I ever see people talking about the disrespect the other way around. And that’s just ME and MY experience. Doesn’t have to be yours. But it’s mines. What is so bothersome about someone simply not believing.