Ernst Mayr is not an atheist anymore
RedNova News - Evolutionary Biolologist Ernst Mayr Dies
That is not a sarcastic statement. I take no delight when I read a story like this one when I know the person died denying the existence of God in their lives. To me, it's tragic...but he knows now there is a God.
A related story, but one with more hopeful possibilities, is of the developments a couple of months ago regarding famed atheistic philosopher, Antony Flew.
At the age of 81, Flew acknowledged his newfound belief in the existence of God, though he currently considers himself a deist (you can read a related article here).
Flew, staunch defender of David Hume's philosophy, has spent much of his life arguing against the existence of a god of any kind. With the incredible developments of the work related to Intelligent Design, Flew stated, "I think that the most impressive arguments for God's existence are those that are supported by recent scientific discoveries...I think the argument to Intelligent Design is enormously stronger than it was when I first met it." In spite of this huge step for Flew, he still finds himself tripped up on the problem of evil. Hopefully, his story will have a happier ending than that of Dr. Mayr...but he's not there yet.
Read a good summary and clarification about Intelligent Design in today's OP-ED in the New York Times by Michael Behe, one of the major proponents of ID.
That is not a sarcastic statement. I take no delight when I read a story like this one when I know the person died denying the existence of God in their lives. To me, it's tragic...but he knows now there is a God.
A related story, but one with more hopeful possibilities, is of the developments a couple of months ago regarding famed atheistic philosopher, Antony Flew.
At the age of 81, Flew acknowledged his newfound belief in the existence of God, though he currently considers himself a deist (you can read a related article here).
Flew, staunch defender of David Hume's philosophy, has spent much of his life arguing against the existence of a god of any kind. With the incredible developments of the work related to Intelligent Design, Flew stated, "I think that the most impressive arguments for God's existence are those that are supported by recent scientific discoveries...I think the argument to Intelligent Design is enormously stronger than it was when I first met it." In spite of this huge step for Flew, he still finds himself tripped up on the problem of evil. Hopefully, his story will have a happier ending than that of Dr. Mayr...but he's not there yet.
Read a good summary and clarification about Intelligent Design in today's OP-ED in the New York Times by Michael Behe, one of the major proponents of ID.
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posted by DAVID C. PRICE at 2/07/2005 09:00:00 AM
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