Atheism is not only “...the refusal to accept the presence or existence of (a) supernatural master(s)”
The alpha-negative can bee seen as either a lack of somthing, or hostility toward something.
So atheism can also be defined as the directly hostile hatred for anything spiritual. And in that lies the base motive to kill believers.
lacs...lacks!
spelchek is my frend
spelchek is my frend
spelchek is my frend
spelchek is my frend
spelchek is my frend
No.
That sort of interpretation can be applied to the Theists as well. I can just as well claim that people follow religions to kill people of other religions.
Both assumptions, yours, and the one above, being idiotic, of course.