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The 'beauty of nature' does not mean there is a god. People helping other people (and even nature!) does not mean there is a god. The vast nature of the cosmos does not mean there is a god.
Nature 'IS.' Calling nature, or being, "god" is semantics. Atheists believe in nature and being, because they actually exist. You want to call it 'god,' that is wordplay, and abandons nearly all tenants of religion as it is believed and practiced. You seek to create 'god' by redefining 'god.'
People helping other people is a group survival skill, handed down since every ethics proclaimed "do unto others ..."
The massive majesty, mystery and, yes, entropy of time and space exist for atheists. Notice the last word - entropy. That is not something 'religions' want to talk about, but it actually points to 'universe' death. It underlies all phyiscal energy. It tells us our future - that is if humans don't destroy the earth on their own.
