does it take FAITH to be an atheist?

Definitely! There is no one who has no faith at all... everybody has faith to commit to one particular position. Lunatics are excluded, by the way.

Of course it requires faith to be an atheist. Atheism is a religious belief like any other. Although they may have many compelling arguments to support their position, ultimately there is no scientific proof for the non-existence of God, just as there is no absolute scientific proof for his existence. Therefore their belief is founded upon faith. It can be very comforting to believe in such things as a benevolent God and an afterlife, especially in times of trouble, and rejecting these possibilities can sometimes take more strength than accepting them. Without a strong personal faith it would not be possible. The only spiritual position which does not require faith is agnosticism. Agnostics refuse to commit themselves one way or the other, because of the lack of proof. If atheists did not have faith, they would be agnostics.

Yes.It seems that the atheists I have heard from here on MyLot have faith in the facts.It is all about what you believe.

yes i have heard this...that it takes much more faith to be an athiest than to believe in God...it certainly would take much more energy lol!

Hello fightingistheonlyway!:-) It does take faith to be an explicit Atheist. I mean if someone's Atheism is based on belief in non-existence of a deity than it does take faith. If, however, it is disbelief in existence of GOD, then it doesn't take faith to be an Atheist but in that case the proper definition would be an agnostic Atheist. I am of the view that most of the Atheists are of second category, so it doesn't take faith. I had written an article on this issue, if you are interested, I can furnish you the link to that article but the conclusion is same as I have already mentioned.

No, I think faith is the last reason or resort for atheists. Their lack of faith is one of the primary reasons that made them turn to believing the non existence of God. I think they view their decisions as an act of reason and rationality. http://www.jerusalemexport.com is a great resource for hand hand crafted religious products and decorative religious items.

Mathematicians have figured that anything with less odds of occurring than one in one to the fiftieth degree (less odds of occurring than one chance in one with 50 zeroes after it) is impossible to have occurred. And they have reasoned that for the first (1300) amino acids to have joined (in a perfect line) to form the first "life" to be less that one chance in one with 113 zeroes after it.. It takes a lot of faith to believe life came through a series of highly improbable (if not impossible) random occurrences to occur.. And also to believe that in the beginning, there was nothing, and then it exploded and became everything.. - Also their faith goes against our senses of observation. We can see the seed of each "kind" is in itself (new species of "kind" come about through mixing breeds of the same "kind" and mixing traits already there, not evolved). And also we can see when we pluck a leaf from a tree, it doesn't turn green! That of course, is the second law of science, or the second most held law of science and natural law, called the Law of Entrophy.. which is, all matter is falling apart, not improving and forming ever more complex things, including life and complexities and diversity of life.. - Also they believe in all these mythical half creatures, which used to exist.. like a cross between the flying squirrel and the bird, as the flying squirrel was 'evolving' into the bird.. you know like a car so easily evolves into an airplane, or the whale was evolving into the land cow.. Especially as there are only a few particles or pieces they have which could remotely suggest a fossil of such a mythical creature, when all life supposedly has a long trail of them behind them.. And what did the squirrel/bird do all those centuries, to survive, when it was no longer efficient as a squirrel, but not yet efficient as a bird?? Or worse yet, what did the whale/land cow do? - Yes. It's a belief. and takes a lot of faith. Some, of this persuasion are very, very devout. It's presently the state enforced faith, in most western countries as no other theory is allowed in education of the masses and the masses' children.. and even the many problems of it and questions concerning it are not allowed to be gone into.. and yet they want more power. And it seems to be like a lot of differences of the modern world.. there is no alternate opinion deemed possible.

Well yes, faith that they are correct or faith in themselves. Why would do you ask?

No. Logic says that there is no God. It takes faith to believe in something that cannot be logically proven. Therefore, Athiests need no faith, only logic and brain power.

Everything is based on "faith" in a way, every system of beliefs is "faith" based. The word "faith" is a belief in anything, system or merits. So to "believe" there is no God, is to have faith in that assumption to be true. Faith is what it is. That is to believe, so to belive in anything God or not, is to have faith in that view. It takes "faith" to belive in anything, man or not, God or not.

I'm not sure if faith and belief are the same thing. I think the are similiar but slightly different. I think you would need faith to believe something "does" exist. Not to believe that something "does not" exist. It think it is an athiest's "belief" that God does not exist, but it is not their "faith".

I think you would enjoy the audio series going on now at www.rzim.com They are currently addressing atheism but I think you would actually enjoy their audio broadcasts. I think it would be right up your alley as far as having some intelligent speaking on the subject.

i believe it takes FAITH in everything we do. getting into the car, i have faith that i will get from point A to point B safely. and atheist needs faith to believe in non-existence in God else they become an agnostic.

Of course. We are born into an interesting world, with trials and errors. To some it is impossible to accept. It needs explaining. It is lack of faith which causes god(s) and religions to exist.

In my opinion,atheist have no faith because they have nothing to have faith in to.