I think your example undercuts the concept. "Belief" is usually contrasted with "knowledge". If science has proven something, there's no need to believe it--

I think your example undercuts the concept. "Belief" is usually contrasted with "knowledge". If science has proven something, there's no need to believe it-- you simply know it. So, a more focused question might be: "What do you believe is true even though you can't prove it?" EDGE asked precisely this question of some interesting people, with interesting results: http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_print.html http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_print.html