Atheism is not the state of being sure there is no divine being that's responsible for our existence.
It is for some people, AFS (and you know I'm certainly not talking about you ).
But guys like Hitchens took it so far that in its own way, it was an extreme form of religion in itself. For some people, it's an almost politically extreme brand of Athesim, if you will.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.