Is non-belief in gods or religions a "faith or religion?"

I want to discuss this based on accepted religious definitions….

When arguing with believers they always accuse me of participating in a “faith” that there is no God?

Webster’s definition of “faith”…

a (1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2) : complete trust

Websters definition of “religion”…

1a : the state of a religious religion> b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance doctrines of a religion and disbelieve in something for which there is no proof.

2: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices

If I have disbelief and non-trust in God, isn’t it obvious that I am not practicing any “faith?”

I do not attend meetings to confirm that everyone who believes differently than me are going to hell or suffer miserably for eternity. I simply disbelieve in Gods men offer me, do not accept traditional

I do not have a faith or religion. I simply trust in science, logic and reason. No religious faith here.

I’d like to here what other Newsvine readers think?

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