Do atheists need some faith?

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I'm sure you've all heard that it takes more faith to be an atheist than a theist.

What? No. Incorrect.

It seems that many atheists are atheists not because of evidence against theism but because of a lack of evidence for theism. Is this true?

Both. There is a lack of evidence to support theism, and there is a great deal of evidence that supports things that do not match up with theist beliefs.

If so, isn't there a little faith involved that there really isn't any evidence for theism that may have been overlooked or yet to be discovered?

No faith involved. If it isn't discovered, it isn't evidence.

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With all of the desperate religious nuts out there, if there was evidence, I assure you it wouldn't be overlooked.

How can you be sure that you have not overlooked or misunderstood something that may be evidence for theism if not on faith?

If I haven't seen it, it's not evidence. Show me this evidence and then we'll talk.

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But what confuses me is that, while I choose not to believe in this teapot, I also have some faith that there is probably no evidence ever to be discovered for it.

Do atheists also have faith that there is probably no evidence awaiting discovery for theism?

I know there is currently no real evidence for theism. I'm not making any assumptions. I'll evaluate the evidence as it comes.