[Celtjew Libertarian]

My understanding, from discussions with people who teach philosophy, is close to that. Atheists actually come in two flavors. The more extreme form (and rather rare, but usually quite vocal and obnoxious) flatly asserts that no gods exist. This is probably untenable, as it can't be literally true without proving the negative. Some may have arguments they think do the job. I haven't studied this enough, but I've got doubts.

How about this: Extreme atheism is a faith; uncommitted atheism is a philosophy, but not a faith.

[PatrickHenry]

How about this: Extreme atheism is a faith; uncommitted atheism is a philosophy, but not a faith.

So it seems, but I really don't know enough about the extreme atheist's position to flat-out say that it's held on faith. It may be just faulty reasoning. In any event, it's certainly not a religion. At least not what I would consider a religion. (Not unless it's coupled with other things, like rituals, scriptures, dogma, etc., which I've never heard of.)