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Why The Hostility Towards Believers?
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Scientists who follow the evidence, and conclude that evolution and abiogenesis, and even the origin of the universe, required an intelligent designer, run the risk of losing their research funding, or even their jobs.
The prevailing attitude amongst the purse holders, is that only a materialistic view in science will be tolerated, regardless of the evidence.
Sadly it is the groups that shout loudest and remain in favour with the universities, who mould public opinion, and so the truth struggles to find a voice.
Do not fall for it. Think for yourself and read the bible for yourself. Check out Christian apologists, such as Chuck Missler on YouTube and give the evidence a fair hearing.
It is your future that is at stake.
The prevailing attitude amongst the purse holders, is that only a materialistic view in science will be tolerated, regardless of the evidence.
Sadly it is the groups that shout loudest and remain in favour with the universities, who mould public opinion, and so the truth struggles to find a voice.
Do not fall for it. Think for yourself and read the bible for yourself. Check out Christian apologists, such as Chuck Missler on YouTube and give the evidence a fair hearing.
It is your future that is at stake.
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jim; // But I don't think that using Einstein in particular as an example is fair. "The Lord God is subtle, but malicious he is not," for example, shouldn't be taken as a literal acceptance that God exists -//
Max Jammer, a friend of Einstein and a professor of physics, in his book, Einstein & Religion, quotes him as saying; "There is harmony in the cosmos which I with my limited human mind, am able to recognise, yet there are people who say there is no God. But what really makes me angry, is they quote me to support their views" ........ "Every scientist becomes convinced that the laws of nature manifest the existence of a spirit vastly superior to that of men" ........ " I want to know how God created the world".
There are many more quotes of him.
Max Jammer, a friend of Einstein and a professor of physics, in his book, Einstein & Religion, quotes him as saying; "There is harmony in the cosmos which I with my limited human mind, am able to recognise, yet there are people who say there is no God. But what really makes me angry, is they quote me to support their views" ........ "Every scientist becomes convinced that the laws of nature manifest the existence of a spirit vastly superior to that of men" ........ " I want to know how God created the world".
There are many more quotes of him.
God means different things to different people, so deciding whether or not such-and-such a person believes in God can be tricky because you don't know which God they mean.
In as much as I really care about what Einstein said about God, I certainly know that he rejected the idea of any religious God. If he saw the harmony in the Universe as the sign of a creator, then sure, fair enough, but it doesn't particularly sway me. Newton, too, believed in God (and spent almost as much time studying Revelation as he did gravity), but so what? Up until around the middle of the 19th Century, science and religion often walked hand-in-hand, because once the attitude of the Middle Ages was shaken off it was clear that neither necessarily had much to say about the other. Scientific study can be as well-motivated by a desire to understand the wonders of Creation as it is by just an idle curiosity.
Also there's a cultural aspect too. As and when religion and notions of God disappear, and then independently re-emerge because of scientific studies leaving room for no other conclusion, then you'll be able to persuade me that God exists in the minds of scientists because he *has* to, not merely because they think he does.
In as much as I really care about what Einstein said about God, I certainly know that he rejected the idea of any religious God. If he saw the harmony in the Universe as the sign of a creator, then sure, fair enough, but it doesn't particularly sway me. Newton, too, believed in God (and spent almost as much time studying Revelation as he did gravity), but so what? Up until around the middle of the 19th Century, science and religion often walked hand-in-hand, because once the attitude of the Middle Ages was shaken off it was clear that neither necessarily had much to say about the other. Scientific study can be as well-motivated by a desire to understand the wonders of Creation as it is by just an idle curiosity.
Also there's a cultural aspect too. As and when religion and notions of God disappear, and then independently re-emerge because of scientific studies leaving room for no other conclusion, then you'll be able to persuade me that God exists in the minds of scientists because he *has* to, not merely because they think he does.
Khandro, Your posts are misleading. Einstein dismissed the notion that ‘God’ as we generally understand the concept was the creator.
"It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously."
“ The idea of a personal God is quite alien to me and seems even naïve."
“I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.”
Jourdain, //…he had an 'experience' he told me about it. I also had a religious experience.//
Okay, but since you attribute those experiences to religion, both you and he assume you know the source – and that, I think, is a mistake simply because the God of the bible is not the God the church promotes. That one doesn’t exist in fact or fiction. I do, however, completely understand your enthusiasm for your community-orientated village. Believe it or not over the years I’ve raised a lot of money for our little 14th century church (shock horror!) – and the Rector – not that she understands a word I’m talking about when we discuss religion - is my very good friend. :o)
"It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously."
“ The idea of a personal God is quite alien to me and seems even naïve."
“I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.”
Jourdain, //…he had an 'experience' he told me about it. I also had a religious experience.//
Okay, but since you attribute those experiences to religion, both you and he assume you know the source – and that, I think, is a mistake simply because the God of the bible is not the God the church promotes. That one doesn’t exist in fact or fiction. I do, however, completely understand your enthusiasm for your community-orientated village. Believe it or not over the years I’ve raised a lot of money for our little 14th century church (shock horror!) – and the Rector – not that she understands a word I’m talking about when we discuss religion - is my very good friend. :o)
naomi, as usual, you wobble. // Einstein dismissed the notion that ‘God’ as we generally understand the concept was the creator.//
Of whom do you speak when you say "we"? see jim's opening paragraph above.
Einstein most certainly believed in God as the creator, but that does in no way mean that he believed in a personal God - the straw-man god which you keep dragging out in order to dismiss.
Of whom do you speak when you say "we"? see jim's opening paragraph above.
Einstein most certainly believed in God as the creator, but that does in no way mean that he believed in a personal God - the straw-man god which you keep dragging out in order to dismiss.
Khandro, where’s the wobble? Do you deny that ‘God’ as we generally understand the concept is the God of the Bible/Koran?
//Einstein most certainly believed in God as the creator//
Not so. The ‘incomprehensible universe’ was his idea of ‘God’ – perhaps a bigger concept than you can imagine - and he most certainly didn’t believe that any superpower handed human beings rules by which they must live.
//Einstein most certainly believed in God as the creator//
Not so. The ‘incomprehensible universe’ was his idea of ‘God’ – perhaps a bigger concept than you can imagine - and he most certainly didn’t believe that any superpower handed human beings rules by which they must live.
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