Why worship?

[orangebox21]

Praising everything someone does, while ignoring all the things they do that would make you wretch if it was anyone else doing it.

I feel like I've said this before.

That is true, you did. I was specifically asking the OP to define terms so that I can answer the question.

Since I haven't been answered I'll discuss with you. Why should I ignore all mainstream definitions of the word 'worship' and accept your definition? After all I could simply define the word worship as 'eating food.' It would then be easy to show why people should 'worship'.

To answer the original question directly, gratitude. The atheist doesn't believe in a God, thus not a lawgiver, thus not a personal legal debt, and thus not forgiveness from said legal debt. There is no cause for gratitude in the case of the atheist.

But the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing.