Why do people even argue about god?

[Durandal]

I imagine Heaven being something like a really big university, where everyone lives in dorms and classes are optional.

[THEHOOLIGANJEDI]

why do people even argue about the existance of god? it´s not like it even matters. it´s not provable nor refutable.

and if he´d be proven/refuted it wouldn´t change anything. if he doesnt exist, nothing happens, if he exists and is a cool god we´ll all go to heaven and party/fuck all day long. if he exists and is a dickhead we´ll all be cast into big pots filled with boiling water and learn to enjoy eternal torture. but we couldnt change anything about that anyway.
in the end it comes down to the question:"who fucking cares if god exists?"

Personally I dont' argue it and I don't really like arguing it. I have respect for athiest and their beliefs. While I'm a deist, I don't think athiest will go to hell for not believing in God. If they live good generally moral lives, they'll be fine. I have trouble believing in hell though, seems too much of a fundie scare tactic. I would think the worst of the worst go there.

[beyond hope]

Ya know, I honestly could care less whether people start cults of Goldfish worship (either the fish or the snack food, take your pick.) What bugs me is not what people choose to believe: it's when they feel compelled to knock on my door at 8 am in an effort to convert me. If I felt the need to attend church, I'd be there.