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Atheism is simply a LACK of belief in a deity. It is not an assertion that there AREN'T any.
Atheism is a neutral stance. Everyone is born atheistic. Faith gets drilled into you by your parents, your community and your culture.
No theist has yet made a logically sound argument for the existence of their deity. Thus, their assertions are invalid and aren't even on the table for serious discussion. My claim that an invisible pink unicorn is standing on your shoulder is EXACTLY as valid as any theistic claim.
An atheist recognizes this and chooses not to believe in any deity because there is no evidence to support such a claim. He does not rule out the possibility, but sees no reason to assert that they exist.
An anti-theist takes it one step further. Because none of the theists have ever been able to offer a single scrap of actual evidence, they are basing their entire belief system on nothing more than imagination, fear, ignorance, and delusion. That is, it's all pretend. And that means it isn't real. And that means your invisible sky daddy doesn't exist because you (or someone thousands of years ago) made him up. Occam's Razor, Burden of Proof, etc. Just because it's a really old folk tale, doesn't mean it's true.
Every reference definition of the word 'religion' I've seen has listed Faith as a requirement. Faith is belief without evidence. Explain to me how atheism or even anti-theism rely on Faith. They don't, because they don't have to. That's the difference between Religion and a belief system: Faith. And Faith is retarded.
Christians have been waging smear campaigns on the terms for decades, to the point that the vast majority of people don't even know what "agnostic" really means. I suggest you take a couple weeks and do some serious research and "soul searching" before you embarrass yourself further.