“It takes more faith to be an atheist”

Does anyone else think it’s absolutely hilarious when religious people say this phrase? I think it’s genuinely moronic and ALSO completely un self aware, for 2 reasons. 1 is, it really doesn’t because faith by definition is believing something without evidence, and Atheist only believe if THERE IS EVIDENCE, and 2, I thought Christian’s think that faith is a good thing? They believe it’s virtuous to have faith, and now all of a sudden they are using it as an insult? Such a ridiculous expression lol