[_ Old Earth _] One of World's Leading Atheists Now Believes in God...

[mh13]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=315976

 

[Chupacabra]

Actually, he doesn't believe in "God", he believes in a god.

 

[mh13]

Actually, he doesn't believe in "God", he believes in a god.

The point is that he isn't an atheist any longer

 

[Asimov]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=315976

What does this have to do with science?

 

[keebs]

Yes, wouldn't this be better suited for Christianity & Other Religions? I don't find anything scientific about a guy changing beliefs...

 

[reznwerks]

does it

Actually, he doesn't believe in "God", he believes in a god.

The point is that he isn't an atheist any longer

What point is that? He clearly does not accept the God of the bible. He doesn't accept the idea that if join a certain denomination or say the right words or even if you profess some belief that somehow this God is going to give you a reward upon your death. All he is saying is that he is in awe of the complexity of life itself and attributes that to a higher intelligence.You seem to think that if one accepts a higher power then somehow that person is more valuable and that is simply not the case. Most of the founding fathers were deists and accepted this premise in their life. I don't think any atheists , deists, or agnostics that routinely come here including myself would say emphatically that it is impossible for an intelligent directive to not have been involved in our beginning. Let me clarify further that it is life itself we are talking about not necessarily the entire universe. I don't think it out of the realm of possibility that a higher intelligence could be responsible for life as we know it. What that higher intelligence might be is open for debate and I don't think it has to be supernatural.

 

[mh13]

Yes, wouldn't this be better suited for Christianity & Other Religions? I don't find anything scientific about a guy changing beliefs...

tell a mod to move it. I thought of putting it in General Talk at first

 

[destiny]

Betcha if it said, "LEADING CHRISTIAN NOW AN ATHEIST', you wouldn't be getting any complaints here. :wink:

 

[keebs]

Betcha if it said, "LEADING CHRISTIAN NOW AN ATHEIST', you wouldn't be getting any complaints here.

It still wouldn't be science.

 

[keebs]

And...Flew is still an atheist: Read the darn link!

 

[Blazin Bones]

Keebs, links should not be rude either.

 

[keebs]

Are you talking about the content of the link or the URL text of the link?

 

[destiny]

And...Flew is still an atheist: Read the darn link!

That doesn't belong in this forum! :D

 

[keebs]

Well, if you can find it mirrored on a different website then be my guest. I'm not going to let people keep up with a false perception of someone just because the truth is on an atheist site.

 

[Blazin Bones]

Just the text. you knew that though.

 

[keebs]

Yeah, I did : I just got carried away...sorry to all offended.

 

[Asimov]

Betcha if it said, "LEADING CHRISTIAN NOW AN ATHEIST', you wouldn't be getting any complaints here. :wink:

If the ex-Christian was talking about science, the no, I wouldn't complain. This is pointless.

 

[bibleberean]

Betcha if it said, "LEADING CHRISTIAN NOW AN ATHEIST', you wouldn't be getting any complaints here. :wink:

If the ex-Christian was talking about science, the no, I wouldn't complain. This is pointless.

We already have this thread going in General Talk anyway.