Atheists: Do you see religion as escaping responsibility?

Certain responsibilities yes, largely involving thinking for oneself.

"The religious desperately want a "god" to give them "commands" about how to behave..."

That brings up an interesting thought, if we are to figure out how to be responsible for our own lives, then why do we bother writing them down like the folks of the Bible did?

Why do we let the State "give us commands"?

It's like, "I was just following orders."

“Law is in every culture religious in origin. Because law governs man and society, because it establishes and declares the meaning of justice and righteousness, law is inescapably religious, in that it establishes in practical fashion the ultimate concerns of a culture…it must be recognized that in any culture the source of law is the god of that society…Since the foundations of law are inescapably religious, no society exists without a religious foundation or without a law-system which codifies the morality of its religion.

There can be no tolerance in a law-system for another religion. Toleration is a device used to introduce a new law-system as a prelude to a new intolerance…Every law-system must maintain its existence by hostility to every other law-system and to alien religious foundations, or else it commits suicide.” –p.4-5 The Institutes of Biblical Law

The responsibility ..for one's actions ..should come from within....not from fear of death.

The responsibility...of choosing how to live ones life...should come from within..not from dogma.

The responsibility ..of being an honest, caring, loving person...should come from knowing that all people share life's journey and suffer too.

Many religious people accept the responsibility...just as many atheists accept the responsibility.

No, I think that is part of a larger need to feel an overarching purpose to life and the universe. I doubt anyone thinks 'How can I get out of thinking for myself and being accountable for my actions primarily to society?"but religion does offer a quick fix solution.

Considering that Romans 3:11 states that "As it is written: ‘There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God,’” it's absurd to think any of us, in our sinful, fleshly natures, want God or want to look for Him. We want to keep doing what we want to keep doing, that which is not what God wants us to do. But the Lord is persistent and patient with us, not wanting anyone to perish (2 Peter 3:9). Essentially, none of us seek God...it is God Who seeks us.

http://www.gotquestions.org/seeks-God.html

Not really. I don't know what religion is.

No.

More as escaping reality.

Faith: The willful suspension of logical thought.

Most atheists believe they are fully determined by their genetics and environment. Why in the world should you take responsibility for your actions if you believe this?

at least to many people it is that way.

to many, not any.

if they agree to that or not.