The key flaw in your statement is that the entire universe has operated as it does now from the beginning. There is no evidence for this because you cannot go back to the beginning. You must assume that this is true. Creationist assume God created it and set it all into motion. Atheists believe a quantum fluxuation or something like that occurred to bring all of this universe into existence from nothing. Now if that is not faith (religion) I don't know what is.