JD,
I agree that most atheists hate God, however, they cannot hate that which does not exist, no? As I understand it, atheists deny the existence of God. If so, then at what do they direct their anger? At the concept of a supreme being? Perhaps, but it seems they are more frustrated that the supreme being in question does not grant their every wish, thereby proving and justifying its own existence.
My suspicion is that, given the opportunity to engage in a reasonable discussion of world view with a thoughtful atheist, one would conclude that they are deeply disillusioned with their fellow humans, and are lashing out at them at the most primal level. When all is said and done, atheism is just as much a belief system as any religion, and is therefore a religion itself.
Atheism is not, in my view, a focus upon reason, but rather, an attempt to abase the beliefs of others in a cynical attempt to thusly elevate their conceit to their own intellectual superiority.
