What do Theists Think About Atheists?

[Zazzy]

As to what's the point? Because it helps me to cope with life. It brings me pleasure and comfort and saves me examining hard truths too closely.

Jacob, I think this is precisely what bothers atheists so much- even about level-headed Christians like you. The idea that people are choosing something that prevents them from examining hard truths (like the finality of death or the mercilessness of disease, or simply our isolation in our own minds) is a difficult thing to understand. The way you phrased this seems to indicate that you know a truth is out there, but you are going to mask it with something else that could possibly be a fiction. If that's not what you mean, could you clarify?