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No. Belief does not always need faith. I believe that I have 10 fingers, but I have fairly good evidence for this. But this is just a matter of semantics, I'm sure.

At least, that's what I believe.

I ate Pascal's Wafer

Yeah, I think this sums up the belief/accept the evidence debate. When Atheists say they will believe when presented with sufficient evidence they basically mean that they will accept the existence of the deity based on that evidence.

Literally speaking, belief does deal with faith or opinion. Webster's defines belief as: "1. something believed; opinion; conviction. 2. confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof. 3. confidence; faith;trust." In this respect, if evidence were presented showing that God did exist, we would not believe in God but rather accept God's existence. There is a difference, but in everyday conversations many people use belief and acceptance of evidence interchangeably.

Go easy on the fellow.

-Nick