Why does anyone believe in scary fairy tales?

A good attitude, but does it conclude the topic of the myths does not exist? There is still a vague possibility that a causal force of creation might exist beyond man's observation and comprehension. There are still things we can't explain but can't deny, like origin of the universe, life from lifelessness, memories ...

We used to lay anything we did not understand off to god. As science learned more of the working of the universe we used the term god less. So is the objective of science to understand the ways of god?

Let me ask you a question , why follow an ancient inept myth? 

Nothing of these stupid stories is of any benefit!

No argument at all about the myths. If someone wrote a story about your life and another person roved the stories to be false would it conclude that you do not exist? Mankind does not know god … if there is one. When man's sciences can fill in the gaps about where the universe came from and life from lifelessness man will have defined god. So there is a god by definition. None of the stories about god are worth the paper they are printed on.

...because I'm an atheist. 

ramseylurker said:

.because I'm an atheist.

Not a bad conclusion. Reason is required not just an emotional whim. Not just because somebody told you somebody said so. Thank you for being rational.

hey, they don't call us atheists for nothing!...lol

Sorry are you kidding me?

I do not rule over people's minds , and pretending that I'm above everyone or else - or you get stricken to end up into a gloomy hole by an invisible power from above as ''God'' and send people into 'Hell' if you don't obey and go to church with my wallet- as most religious preachers try to convey everyone with harsh punishment.

I'm a nobody, I don't care if no one knows I'm alive or not - no narcissistic personality disorder.

Go Trump (Bushladen) said:

Sorry are you kidding me?

Define god. I agree the biblical God is nonsense but that dismisses the story about God. It does not logically follow that there is no god at all. It suggests that man does not know god if there is one.