Is atheism a belief?

[fredd bear]

Thank you for acknowledging this.

Some beliefs that atheists hold may be more defensible (e.g. "only scientific evidence is reliable"). Or they may be less defensible (e.g. "all Christians are idiots"). 

But in every case, for an adult atheist in a society, his beliefs are an intrinsic part of his atheism.

And there's your problem.

If I were to claim that inside whatever device you are using to post there exists an army of pixies equipped with shovels and brooms who move all of the computer bits around to make it appear that your device does amazing magic things, instead of declaring it, as an idea, to be bullshit (which it obviously is), you would painstakingly sit down and draw up a set of criteria upon which such a claim might possibly be judged. Having drawn up the criteria, you would then set about rigourously applying said criteria to the claim and meticulously assessing the results. You would then proclaim a ponderous conclusion wherein you might allow that the very idea could potentially be ill-founded, perhaps. Job inconclusively accomplished, you would then pat yourself on the back for being so, so clever.

Everyone else has looked at the notion, declared it bullshit and moved on before you have even figured out your criteria.

That is why it is pointless to engage with you. You are not interested in the topic at hand, only how you can use it to appear "intellectual".

Bravo.