I don't need to "believe" things that have mountains of evidence to support them

No, you don't "need" to believe - it’s just that you do believe those things, and those mountains of evidence are the basis for that belief.

We clearly disagree in what we understand the word belief to mean, Steve. My understanding is that it merely means that we see something being true. That is irrespective of whether we have extremely strong evidence for its truth, or indeed its truth is beyond reasonable doubt, or whether we have the flimsiest evidence, or whether indeed it is totally delusional. In all cases it is a belief, because we believe it. The one word covers all of them.

I'm not trying to compel anyone to believe anything, Steve. I think you are. The thing is, it can't really be done.