-JonGwynne 

 :::Vsmith, I think you're confused about the definition of the word belief.  Read it here.  Not one of the definitions says that belief implies a disregard for evidence, in fact, one of the definitions is actually, "a degree of conviction of the truth of something esp. based on a consideration or examination of the evidence".  Your idea of what belief means is the opposite of what it actually means.   —  |