Atheism comes from lack of morals, not "freedom of thought". After all, some of the greatest geniuses of all time have been Christians or theists.
If there's no Creator, do what you will shall be the whole of the law. But if there IS a Creator, he makes the rules and you'd better find out
These intellectual games are tiring, because I don't know intellectually honest atheists who actually want answers. They'd rather fling poo like the false ancestors of humanity.