Excerpts From/Commentary On "The Language of God (A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief)"

[atasharuku]

In the aforementioned book, Francis S. Collins (head of the Human Genome Project) sets forth a belief system that he terms "BioLogos," which is a harmonious synthesis of science (particularly the science of evolution) and spiritual belief. He points out a particularly treacherous trap that the more belligerent among us are prone to stumble into:

Comments

[deborahkla]

All interesting readings, and I'll be happy to read more. I myself am an agnostic leaning towards atheism. I have more faith in people (perhaps misguided) than I do in any supreme being.

[atasharuku]

Ahh - but people are fickle. Therein lies the problem, I'm afraid. Then again, many religions would have one believe that God is also capricious - but that's not the God I believe in.

[deborahkla]

I lean on the side that God, if he/she does exist, is indeed capricious--particularly after the Holocaust (yes, this Nazi fetishist is a Jew--and there are many of us out here!) As I always tell people (and I've been quoted on this), "If there is a god, I don't like him very much." ;-)

[atasharuku]

It is the depiction of God in the Bible (particularly the Old Testament) that has made so many people believe that God, if he/she does exist, is capricious (or even wrathful). But the existence of atrocity and suffering don't point to a lack of mercy on God's part - only that he/she has given us free will.