No, scientific theories are not proven, they can only be disproven or supported. They are supported by evidence through experimentation by many different groups of qualified scientists to be as objective as possible. In addition, any finding that is published in a scientific journal is peer evaluated to maintain the objectivity of the results. Therefore change in thinking in the scientific world is a very controlled process. However, any theory believed today as fact could conceivably be disproven or modified in the future in light of new results and conclusions from research. No theory is absolute.
On a different note, I agree with Oliver that Atheism with a capital letter is a religion of its own. Just because someone does not believe in God as a part of their religion does not mean that their religion is not one. A religion by definition is the set of ideals that a person lives his/her life by. Therefore any set of ideals designed to govern how a person lives, no matter how ridiculous, could be considered a religion.
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