Seshephe wrote:Is atheism
"A subjective confidence or trust in a person, thing, deity, or in the doctrines or teachings of a religion, or view (e.g. having strong political faith) without empirical evidence. It can also be belief that is not based on proof."?
Yes, in the same way that scientific skepticism is faith. Ultimately one has to believe in the axioms of scientific skepticism and empiricism in order to embrace atheism, but then again, scientific skepticism as a philosophical approach proves itself through empirical evidence.
To paraphrase someone, "science works bitches" and "science is true whether you believe in it or not".
So is a belief founded on empiricism faith? Yes and no. But mostly no.
1. Science has nothing to do with atheism. Atheism is an absence of belief in any deity.
2. Scientific scepticism is not faith based - that's largely the point.