This argument just doesn't hold. The atheist believes that the assertions of theists are incorrect and have faith that they are correct in that belief.
The mere fact that you have replied to my post says that you <i>do</li> feel the burden to explain your belief in atheism - which in turn reinforces that your belief is based on a faith.
faith: firm belief in something for which there is no proof
Being atheist is not a matter of faith; it's a matter of logic and science. To have faith is to believe in something that does not make logical sense and has not and cannot be proved scientifically. There is NO faith involved with an atheist.
Your argument implies that all knowledge is simply a system of beliefs cemented in by faith in those beliefs which leaves us on an equal playing field in regards to the validity of each side of the argument. By doing so, you're undermining all that we know to be true by equating logical facts with faith based beliefs and that is truly selling human intelligence and reason short.
I don't have a belief in atheism because there is nothing to believe in atheism. Like I said before, atheism is a lack of belief in the assertions of theists. This lack of belief is supported by a logical appraisal of the assertions of the theists, not the non-evidence based blind faith of theistic thinkers.
Your assessment of the argument is correct. At the base of any body of knowledge is a collection of axioms or assumptions that are taken as true without any proof required. Consider the scientific method. It is taken as a given that an experimental result will hold for every observer who attempts the same experiment at any time or location (provided that the result is true). This is wholly unprovable, but we consider it to be a reasonable thing to accept on faith.
