yes it is believing with out evidence but there is a common misconception that this is only to do with religeon. can you not have faith that you will pass the test or have faith that you will get the job?

with out faith you result in a very "screw it" attitude

no one cares no one hopes

ignorance is when you are blind in the face of wisdom. this is how faith and ignorance can get confused

yes there is overwelming evidence from the pesimistic viewpoint that religeon is false but religeon can not be proven true or false, therefore it requires faith

in this way religeon can be milled with ignorance but faith is in acctuality just hope