are atheists part of a faith?

[GiantMonkeyMan]

[QUOTE=English assassin]Slightly OT but your religious studies teacher is an idiot.[QUOTE]

i resent that.... he is a very good teacher and i was saying that god couldn't possibly exist cos he hasn't helped anyone (that i know of) in the recent years and he said just because god doesn't make himself known doesn't mean he isn't there and that we have never seen an atom yet we are till taught to think they are there... he is an atheist btw but he just has to 'broaden our minds' to all paths...