pretty much, yeah.

To add to that (even though the question wasn't addressed to me) for many "believers" they see one's admittance to atheism/agnosticism as an opportunity to "save" them and because of that most just nod and smile for the sake of [personal] peace.

When people give me religious pamphlets at work, I smile, say "thankyou" then throw it in the trash as soon as they're out of sight. Saying "I'm atheist" rarely seems appropriate to me unless someone is asking me specifically on my beliefs (which I don't lie about)...but then again, neither is throwing religious material onto someone..I wonder what the word would be if people handed out pamphlets on why god doesn't exist.