Is atheism a belief?

[Belacqua]

I'd say a person in conflict can definitely be unable to resolve the complexities of their brain function down to a binary answer

This is very important I think, and often overlooked. 

Our minds operate on many levels which are often incompatible. We are perfectly capable of holding conflicting views.

There is a danger of denying parts of ourselves which we don't want to recognize. People may have very strong motivations for reaching conclusions which they don't want to see as the real reason they reached that conclusion. As Bucky pointed out, our true reasons may be unrecognized.

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I believe in no gods because there is no evidence for any gods.

You have strong commitments to your views of what constitutes evidence. I don't know what they are; they may be very good views.