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

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?

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

Were any US Generals hurt or killed yesterday in Damascus, Syria, yesterday 5/9/24?

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

A belief in a god is not the problem.

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

Why aren't U.S. prisons more like Marine Corps boot camp, were every second of the day there are mandatory activities so that at night everyone is so tired they go to sleep until wakeup at 5:30 am? Would this make prisons safer for all?

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

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?

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

What is your age now, and what age do you prefer to stay at forever?

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

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

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.

Why cant I sleep? When I'm about to fall asleep, I get excited that im about to sleep, causing me to wake up again. It repeats till my sleepiness is gone. I tried taking melatonin and not using my phone, but I end upawake for hours.

THE BIBLE IS THE PROBLEM!