Well, some folks use faith as though it's a dirty word, but it really isn't. I take it on faith that Uzbekistan's a real place and not merely some weird conspiracy, although I've never been there and don't know anyone who has. Essentially everything you believe that hasn't been confirmed by your own direct observation is based on faith to some greater or lesser degree. Some of those leaps of faith, however, are more likely to be ultimately proven correct than others.
It bears mention that atheism is not a belief system. As such, atheists cannot be lumped together in precisely the same manner as how Mennonites or Baptists or Unitarians can. Different atheists (and agnostics) will have different opinions about things.
Danth
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