Atheists have as much faith as Theists

PLEASE NOTE, this is not a debate about Christian faith or faith in a supreme deity, but faith as a whole. My argument begins below: Introduction My belief is that Atheists have as much faith in Theists. My argument will be spilt into three main sections; 1) Faith as a Whole, 2) Faith in Science and 3) Atheism as a Religion. 1) Faith in People Here, I think the Theist and Atheist views are identical. Here is one definition of Faith, taken from . http://dictionary.reference.com... : 1. confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's ability. Every person has faith in something or someone, whether they accept or deny the fact. We have evolved as humans to rely on others for our needs; if we had had no faith in others the human race would have died out long ago and that instinctive trust has been passed down to us. 2) Faith in Science a) Theist Viewpoint Theists trust in a God or many gods. Here is another definition from . http://dictionary.reference.com... : 5. Christian Science. the Supreme Being, understood as Life, Truth, love, Mind, Soul, Spirit, Principle. Theists trust in God; they have a faith in Him. Theists have faith that the Sun will rise tomorrow, that the plants will grow and that, eventually, we will all die. God keeps the Earth spinning on through space and watches over the entire universe; everything that ever has happened, is happening or will happen is governed by His eternal laws. b) Atheist Viewpoint So how are Atheists different? Replace God with science and you have an identical viewpoint: They trust in science, they have a faith in science. They have a faith that the Sun will rise tomorrow, that the plants will grow and that we will die. Science keeps the Earth spinning on through space and "watches over" the entire universe; everything that has been, is or will be is governed by the eternal laws of physics and nature. Science has become their god and they have a much faith in it as a Theist would have in God. 3. Atheism as a Religion i) Science as a God As mentioned in the above point, atheists can see science as a kind of supreme being, whether it is alive or not. ii) Preaching The instinctive reaction to a great discovery or enlightenment is to share it with others. Theist preachers spread the word of the gospel all over the world, and atheists are no different, but go about it in different ways. Richard Dawkins, atheist, has written numerous books about his atheist "beliefs" with the express purpose of converting others to atheism. Why promote something if you have no faith in it? iii) Death Here is where a radical difference in faith comes in. Theists have faith in some sort of heaven while atheists have, supposedly, no faith in life after death. What they do have, however, is a faith in death. As depressing as that may sound, they have a faith that there is nothing beyond the grave. Conclusion There is irrefutable proof that Atheists have as much faith as Theists. While they do not have faith in a supreme being, they do have faith in others, like all humans, they have faith in science and treat it as a sort of religion. My thanks to Con for his attention and I eagerly look forward to their reply.