nostr:npub16a0ja785xp9ccxk8nrwyq37esd5tjf2p3gtxf7j0mk65juepa3gqsy3hk7 former pagan here: it's an emotional clinging to something that isn't God and we would justify our hatred of God for our wants with any stick we were comfortable grabbing

The 'why' differs from person, but there's always something more emotional than rational