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I'm an atheist, but only mention it when asked. I don't know what much to tell you about it - as far as religions go, it doesn't get much simpler than "there's nothing".
As for why, I'm very fond of the scientific method and it's the only thing that makes sense to me.
I'm an atheist, but I also pray to a vague "higher power" every morning. My sense is that the prayer helps whether I believe or not.
Check out Chaos Magick perhaps. The centerpiece is: what you believe in doesn't matter, belief itself is the power. It encourages changing your belief structures so it doesn't become rote dogma. Fun to play with at any rate; pray to Minerva, sink an offering for Cthulhu, get into established religion systems and then switch for another.