Religion in the sense of believing in some kind of divine being/creator, no; but if you consider religion just to be a belief system re how the universe works, then the belief in no gods would fit, I guess.
I consider that to be a part of a religion...but i think a necessary part is that one actively believe in and has a system of worship in something greater which guides and informs the way one lives life.
An evidence based method for empirically identifying what is true about the natural world? No i don't think science fits that definition. Science is a way of knowing, not the worship of something unkowable.
