Is atheism a belief?

[MattB]

Hi Im new here. Im an agnostic with Christian values and Im here to try and understand some things.

Whenever I say that atheism is based on belief just like theism is I get a strong rejection from atheists. 
Some give me these twisted definitions while others claim that i cannot be agnostic without being an atheist.

So I want to start by getting the definition correct.
Am I right in saying atheists "believe there are no Gods" or "don't believe there are Gods"?
Am I right in saying atheism is based on belief? If yes then why do so many atheists reject this?
If not then Why? What is it then based on?


Do people agree with this?


Do people agree with this?
I don't because the only thing I believe in is knowledge. 
I don't lean either way on the question of God. I just don't know. 
There isn't sufficient evidence either way for me to decide.

I'd say the more militant atheist have a belief. Have seen some get as angry as a fundamentalist if you disagree with them. Want to see angry atheist go to the Usenet group "alt.atheism" I posted this def of agnostic from google and they really got mad said I was a theist for doing so.
"a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God."

Personally, I have seen no proof either way but will say most religion is IMO BS. So much hate for even the slightest disagreement and the more militant atheist are the same IMO.

Personally, I don't care if someone worships a rock and puts that rock in their front yard as long as they don't force it on me or others.