What is it with (Marvel) Comics and making scientists Atheists?

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What purpose does it serve other than catering to the Reddit crowd? It gets especially silly when they have canon encounters with God like in Reed's case, or have displayed certain religious views like Tony Stark. Why go against established continuity when something like that adds nothing to the characters? Mr. Terrific is an "atheist", but since his introduction it's implied he's just angry and doesn't want to accept the existance of something greater, and it's played as a flaw. Marvel has Hank Pym REEEEEing at the menton of being a Godfather, but plays it straight, as if it makes any sense.

Why, /co/?