Ok. I happen to be a stikler for understanding and agreeing on definintions so that all parties are speaking to the same concept. I have always viewed atheism as a belief that there is no god. From my perpsective, I think that what you (Will) are stating is agnosticism or the witholding of acceptance of theism or atheism because there is no evidence to support either.
True theists believe that there is no requirement for evidence... they are faith based. If Atheism holds in the belief that there is no god, then it too is faith based and does not require evidence.
I have a sneaking suspicion that most athiest are in fact agnostics.
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