Because here’s something else that’s weird but true: in the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.
I find this to be true because in reality, as much as some people may not believe in worshipping anything be it spiritual, supernatural, of anything of the sort, practically, people believe in things or worship things which keeps them going. For instance, one may find himself or herself in a critical situation with no certainty of how to get out of it, but he or she may wish to get out of that situation without thinking of anyone in mind but just believes and it their wish comes to pass, the act of wishing alone is a prayer made. Just like Wallace mention, atheism does not exist as people find themselves worshipping various things since in reality, whatever we humans dedicate our time to so much to the extent we believe we cannot do without (worthy) is actually a form of worship. This includes, money, spending much time with tv, social media, and the likes. Hence, we give reverence to these things which makes us prisoners in our own selves. Therefore, as humans, we should learn to be conscious about what is real and important, so we can control how we think and make choices.