Is atheism a belief?

[Deesse23]

We all either believe something or we dont. We either claim to know something is true, false or we say "i dont know". The issue of belief has two position, the position of knowledge three. Thats why i asked him how he cant know what he believes, in order to point out the fallacious (imho) position of "i dont know if i believe x".

This would be true if each of us was a spark of immortal reason trapped temporarily in an earthly body.

But that's not what we're like. 

We are our bodies. Our bodies are made of meat, and the brain is where the thoughts happen, and the brain has different parts. There is no reason to think that any one set of thoughts has to be compatible with any other, or that what one part of the mind wants is not contradicted by what another part of the mind wants. 

It's possible to be conflicted and confused. It's possible to be unsure about important things.

If you are not sure, then you dont believe. Now go along with claiming that part of one may believe and another part may not.

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You dont know if you believe something?    

That's right.  I listed near the beginning of the thread various conditions that would be required in order to form and assert a coherent belief.  I also discussed conditional beliefs-- beliefs that are dependent on some other aspect of reality-- these lead to a contingent or superpositional belief.  You might as well ask me if I'm a particle or a wave.

If the condition is fulfilled, you believe, if not, then you dont. No?