Why don't you believe?

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I often am asked this question, specifically on the internet because, on MyLot, I am more likely to get into discussions about religion and my lack thereof. It's like this: If you believe, most of the time, it won't be questioned, but if you don't, you're going to get questioned a lot. But there is really nothing wrong with that. I think it is very easy for me to understand why someone would believe in God. I've been there before. It's not absurd or crazy to me. It's just something that a lot of people need to live. I'm just different. But I think it's a lot harder for someone who believes in God [or Allah, etc] to say they don't understand why someone would not, because most of the time they have not been there before, or they just aren't in any position to understand it. So I think it makes perfect sense that I get asked this question a lot. I mean, I really don't mind when the person asking is polite and seems to just be looking for an understanding of the other side. I hate it, though, when the other person is really just acting as though I'm in court, and they're surveying this terrible "crime" I have committed of admitting that I live differently than them. I can just imagine some people clutching a crucifix with a bottle of holy water, jumping on a plane to come fix my terrible "mistake" and heal my "poisoned mind." which is just the thing that's going to turn me off and just not talk to the person. But if they just want to know, it's no problem, and I would love to talk about it as it is. I don't try to convert anyone or tell anyone that I'm right, I just explain it! But I'll admit there are people who do it the wrong way on either side, I'm not pointing fingers or naming names. But don't you agree, isn't it better to just learn what you can before jumping on a person just for thinking differently?