Why are you an atheist?

[Overmars]

I'm an atheist because I refuse to consider something as being true without solid evidence. I was raised as a Christian Orthodox by my parents who still are religious, at about the age of 14 I started to question some things that I learned in religion class: If this God is so merciful and good than why do innocent people suffer? Why doesn't God punish all the evil people in this world? If destiny exists and it's something that I can't change than why will I go to hell if my destiny is, for example, to be a criminal? and a lot more. Another thing I hate about religion is praying: it gives you the false feeling that you are doing something although the only thing you are doing is to mumble some empty words and hope for the best. Then I slowly detached myself from religion and I embraced atheism.