“I consider atheism a faith-based religion”
Well, opinions are like assholes… No one knows what yours is like unless you air it.
“ for a few reasons. For one, you believe that there can be an effect without a cause, i.e. the universe exists with no cause outside of itself.”
So what caused your God, then?
“Atheists believe that on faith.”
Not really. There is evidence that led them to that conclusion. You may not like it or understand it, but it’s not a ‘faith’ position.
“Atheists also believe in mythical creatures for which there is no evidence, i.e. all the transitional forms between lizard and mammal, for instance.”
Ah. You think that only atheists accept evolutionary theory.
How ignorant of you…
But, yeah, this criticism doesn’t make atheism a religion, it doesn’t make science atheistic, eitehr.
And, again, there is evidence of the chain of development that leads to the conclusion.
“Thirdly, atheists believe that natural selection can turn fish into eagles, which again is faith.”
Again, evolution 1= atheism, there’s evidence for the conclusion, and you’re just spouting bullshit.
“Thus, atheism is faith based.”
You naming it so doesn’t make it so.