Natwerk Designs - What do you think about these idiots that believe in God?

What do you think about these idiots that believe in God?

Johannes Kepler [1571-1630] Astronomy/Laws of Planetary Motion "I had the intention of becoming a theologian...but now I see how God is, by my endeavors, also glorified in astronomy, for 'the heavens declare the glory of God.'" "I am a Christian...I believe... only and alone in the service of Jesus Christ...In Him is all refuge, all solace." "Let my name perish if only the name of God the Father is thereby elevated." "[God] is the kind Creator who brought forth nature out of nothing." ___________________________________________________________________________ Blaise Pascal [1623-1662] Scientist noted for work in physics, hydrostatics, vacuums; inventor of mechanical calculator "Jesus Christ, I have separated myself from Him: I have fled from Him, denied Him, crucified Him. Let me never be separated from Him. We keep hold of Him only by the ways taught in the Gospel. Renunciation, total and sweet. Total submission to Jesus Christ..." {from a manuscript dated Monday November 23, 1654 and found in his own handwriting in his coat at his death} "Knowing God without knowing our own wretchedness engenders pride. Knowing our own wretchedness without knowing God engenders despair." [Pascal - Pensees no 527] *Also famous for "Pascal's Wager"--a powerful defense of the Christian faith _____________________________________________________________________________ Robert Boyle [1627-1691] Founder of Modern Chemistry/Gas Dynamics Governor of Missionary organization for propagating the gospel in New England Personally financed the translation of the Bible into Irish, Turkish, and Arabic Author of "The Christian Virtuoso" reflecting on the study of nature for Christians Author of Christian devotional book, "Occasional Reflections" His will after his death financed the "Boyle Lectures" which were lectures in defense of Christianity "From a knowledge of His work, we shall know Him" "Christ's passion, His death, His resurrection and ascension, and all of those wonderful works which He did during His stay upon earth, in order to confirm mankind in the belief of His being God as well as man." ____________________________________________________________________________ Sir Isaac Newton [1642-1727] Mathematician, Physicist Inventor of calculus Law of universal gravitation Newton's three laws of motion: 1) Law of inertia 2) Force=mass*acceleration 3) Principle of action and reaction Published "Newton's Prophecies of Daniel" after his study and translation of the Book of Daniel [in the Bible] "About the time of the end, a body of men will be raised up who will turn their attention to the Prophecies, and insist upon their literal interpretation, in the midst of much clamor and opposition." "There are more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history." " This thing [a scale model of our solar system] is but a puny imitation of a much grander system whose laws you know, and I am not able to convince you that this mere toy is without a designer and maker; yet you, as an atheist, profess to believe that the great original from which the design is taken has come into being without either designer or maker! Now tell me by what sort of reasoning do you reach such an incongruous conclusion?" ____________________________________________________________________________ Sir William Herschel [1738-1822] Astronomist. Discovered Uranus, several nebulae, and binary stars. First to accurately describe the Milky Way Galaxy “All human discoveries seem to be made only for the purpose of confirming more and more the Truths contained in the Sacred Scriptures.” "The undevout astronomer must be mad." _____________________________________________________________________ Samuel Morse [1791-1872] Inventor of the telegraph [Morse's sketch of the railway telegraph above] "Education without religion is in danger of substituting wild theories for the simple commonsense rules of Christianity." First message sent by the electric telegraph: "What hath God wrought" {This is found in the Bible; Numbers 23:23} {The message was sent from the Supreme Court Room in the Capitol to the railway depot at Baltimore; May 24, 1844} {In one letter, Samuel Morse wrote "What hath GOD wrought" by capitalizing and underlining "GOD" twice!} ______________________________________________________________ Michael Faraday [1791-1867] Inventor of the electric generator and the transformer Discovered Benzene--used to make plastics, nylon and dyes Produced the first test tubes Described Field Theory *Hailed by Albert Einstein as the foundation for his own scientific discoveries* Elder in his church for over 20 years "Speculations? I have none. I am resting on certainties. 'I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day.'" "A Christian finds his guide in the Word of God, and commits the keeping of his soul into the hands of God. He looks for no assurance beyond what the Word can give him, and if his mind is troubled by the cares and fears which assail him, he can go nowhere but in prayer to the throne of grace and to Scripture." "Since peace is alone in the gift of God; and as it is He who gives it, why should we be afraid? His unspeakable gift in His beloved Son is the ground of no doubtful hope." --[1861 letter] "The Bible, and it alone, with nothing added to it nor taken away from it by man, is the sole and sufficient guide for each individual, at all times and in all circumstances…For faith in the divinity and work of Christ is the gift of God, and the evidence of this faith is obedience to the commandment of Christ." ____________________________________________________________________________ Matthew Maury [1806-1873] The "Father" of oceanography Aided in the laying of the first trans-Atlantic cable Maury believed Psalm 8:8, which speaks of the "paths of the seas" , and he discovered "oceanic currents" Maury described atmospheric circulation and showed that it was already described in Ecclesiastes 1:6 Maury showed Job 28:25 to be true with respect to the weight of the winds. "The Bible is true and science is true, and therefore each, if truly read, but proves the truth of the other." _____________________________________________________________________________ James Prescott Joule [1818-1889] Described the First Law of Thermodynamics: The Law of Conservation of Energy [American Biochemist Isaac Asimov said that the First Law of Thermodynamics is "one of the most important generalizations in the history of science"] Kinetic Theory of Gases "Joule-Thomson" effect--the basis of refrigeration A unit of energy [work] in physics is now called a "joule" "It is evident that an acquaintance with natural laws means no less than an acquaintance with the mind of God therein expressed." "Order is manifestly maintained in the universe...governed by the sovereign will of God" "After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of His attributes of wisdom, power, and goodness as evidenced by His handiwork." _____________________________________________________________________________ James Clerk Maxwell [1831-1879] Statistical Thermodynamics, Field equations of electricity, magnetism, light " No theory of evolution can be formed to account for the similarity of molecules, for evolution necessarily implies continuous change." "Almighty God, Who has created man in Thine own image, and made him a living soul that he might seek after Thee, and have dominion over Thy creatures, teach us to study the works of Thy hands, that we may subdue the earth to our use, and strengthen the reason for Thy service; so to receive Thy blessed Word, that we may believe on Him Who Thou has sent, to give us the knowledge of salvation and the remission of our sins. All of which we ask in the name of the same Jesus Christ, our Lord." {prayer written by Maxwell and found amongst his notes} Maxwell was an elder in the church he helped establish near his home. __________________________________________________________________________ Louis Pasteur [1822-1895] Father of Microbiology, developed "pasteurization" "The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator." "Science brings men nearer to God." _____________________________________________________________________________ Jean-Henri Fabre [1823-1915] Entomology, Biology Author of 8-volume series "Souvenirs Entomologiques" detailing the behavior and life history of many species "Without Him, I understand nothing; without Him, all is darkness…Every period has its manias. I regard Atheism as a mania. It is the malady of the age. You could take my skin from me more easily than my faith in God." ______________________________________________________________________________ Sir Joseph Lister [1827-1912] Father of antiseptic surgery, first to wire fractures, developed dissolving sutures "I am a believer in the fundamental doctrines of Christianity" ________________________________________________________ Lord Kelvin [William Thomson] [1824-1907] Physicist, Laws of Thermodynamics, Absolute temperature scale, inventor "With regard to the origin of life, science...positively affirms creative power." "Overwhelmingly strong proofs of intelligent and benevolent design lie around us... the atheistic idea is so non-sensical that I cannot put it into words." ___________________________________________________________ George Washington Carver [c. 1864-1943] agricultural chemist, inventor of over 300 products "Without my Savior, I am nothing." "I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in." "God is going to reveal to us things he never revealed before if we put our hands in his. No books ever go into my laboratory, a thing I am to do and the way of doing it are revealed me."

Public Comments

Its irrational not to believe in G-d
believing in god doesn't mean you are an idiot. just weak
Note how lists like this tend to fizzle out after the 19th century. Modern thinkings overwhelmingly reject the idea of God. Pointing to ancient smart Christians as evidence for Christianity is no smarter than pointing to Isaac Newton as evidence for alchemy.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Does having someone 'famous' believe in a religion validate it?
Your point? Ohh yeah Appeal To Authority, a logical FALLACY. Congratulations.
well YOUR POINT intelligent, rational, deep thinkers all believe in the God of the Bible Some pretty smart folks, I will be glad to meet them on the other side.
wow, a nice short question! Is this R+S or theology 101?
I don't have a problem with anyone's faith, provided that they don't have a problem with mine. Additonally, Pascal's Wager is flawed.
How about someone alive today. A lot has happened since 1943.
The educational system has failed anyone who believes in the type of God that religions preach about. A lot of nonsense. Glad you pointed this out.
they're cool thanks
I would say that none of these men were idiots as you suggest. I would have to say that these men were God fearing Christians who understood the Almighty. They also understood that without God they could do nothing.
I love what you did here.Genius! You probably got a lot of athiests to read these fabulous statements. Way to go. I believe a bunch of the Christian contributors failed to understand what you were saying and thought you were calling them idiots. I don't think they get it.
A smart (by your definition) person has faith and therefore, God exists? I don't think so. By that logic I could put up some names of serial killers who were devout believers and expect you to accept that as proof on god's nonexistence?
"idiots" ? I dont regard anyone who believes in god as an idiot. The quran says that the people who fear God the most are the scientists. These are scientists who have discovered wonderful things to better serve humanity who just happen to believe in god.
Some seemingly intelligent people have this fault. They let their emotions, family tradition, gut feelings , and/or brain washing control what spews out of their mouth. There is no place for this in science.
god revealed those things to them to be invented?interesting...religion is not nessecary anymore,it only causes wars and conflicts while we should be heading to a united world.i wouldn't say no to war between the priests of all the religions of the world...
I would hardly say they are idiots. They just believe in something that doesn't exist. The need for people to feel better about themselves and to be able to lay their problems in the hands of this "God" makes them feel better, and so what? Good for them, I sincerely hope they are happy. They could conceivably say the same about many agnostic or atheist people in American history about not believing. It's this simple. Some people have wool pulled over their eyes and they are fine with that and good for them, and some of us see the world without a god and we feel better about that. Good for us.
Not impressed. What's your logic here? That some smart people believed in supernatural entities, therefore everyone should? There is a missing connection there, and counter-examples abound.
Not impressed. They would be even smarter if they dropped their superstitions, but in those days everybody was superstitious. You also fail to mention people like Galileo, who were persecuted by superstitious fools. Besides, all those scientist you list may not be referring to that personal god that is all the rage with the heaven-bound set. Another scientist was asked by a newspaper reporter if he believed in god and the scientist said, I could answer your question but you wouldn't understand my answer, so the reporter goes, "well, tell me anyway." And the scientist says "yes."
One must always realize that a belief in God does not necessarily equate to a believe in religion or for that matter in a literal interpretation of the bible or for that matter the bible at all.
yeah, damnable simpletons !! what did they ever do for society !!!
Wow.
I BELIEVE IN GOD AND I AM NOT AN IDIOT . WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? GET YOUR MIND STRAIGHT.
WOW!
Let me make it clear for you? If you think they are idiots, then, what do you think about this life? What do you think about the after life? What do you think about the world & the amazing organizing through it? if this comes by sudden then you are wrong, no body will think about this world & for sue he will conclude there is an up normal ability that control every thing, take an example your body, & if you have a time to study the Biology you will sense something amazing, something you don't have to say a word, but you will be wonder. How could it be? If there are a good people, & bad people, do you think the good people, & the bad are the same? There is no way ... rethink about your question again, & will be surprised.......
The same idiot that Dr. Francis S. Collins could ever be.
(Psa 53:1 KJV) To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
My question is, "What do you think of these idiots who DON'T believe in God?"
Burried somewhere deep inside of this post is a question. But I lost interest about 3/4 of the way through
Excuse me but I am not an idiot and neither are the people that you have mentioned above. "The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is the beginning and the principal and choice part of knowledge. Its starting point and its essence. But fools despise skillful and godly Wisdom, instruction, and discipline." Proverbs 1:7 Amplified Bible
Tracer i love your answer Without God you will not be able to copy and paste. No matter how many degrees or certificates one has Heaven still holds the Key.
Isaiah 35:7-8(New King James Version)7 The parched ground shall become a pool, And the thirsty land springs of water; In the habitation of jackals, where each lay, There shall be grass with reeds and rushes. 8 A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a FOOL, Shall not go astray.
This is arrogant. And low quality too. And rather encourages hatred, instead love and understanding. I do not believe in God, but I used to and it was a being full of love. As far as I know, Islam and Christianity (I know only Evangelism) do not see other beliefs as evil and idiotism. And neither do any serious atheistic philosophies. First regard other people as worthy beings, who have their own mind. Do not think you can manipulate them.
I think someone should think for themself instead of citing a bunch of quotes. So what do YOU think?
The story of Jesus is either the greatest event, or it is the cruelest hoax in history. If it is a hoax, then the whole of the Christian message crumbles together with the hopes of those multitudes of lives built on His name (1 Corinthians 15:14-19). But if the story is true, then this world has been hit with extraordinary news of earth-shaking consequences. Have you taken the trouble to decide which it is? In a matter this weighty, it is in your interest to explore the truth or falsity of His claims. Amazingly however, many people who don’t believe haven’t ever bothered to explore the evidence in support of Jesus,1 but rather, often run away from it. At the same time, many Christians themselves are not sure, at bottom, whether the claims of Christ are solid. Is the Christian claim a hoax? Is it just wishful thinking? Or is it actually true? 1 Our relativistic age is confusing the whole issue about Jesus by imagining His relevance to be merely a matter of individual taste, like one’s choice of hats! But the issue is really of an altogether different kind. Your eternal destiny and mine is at stake over what we have done with Jesus Christ (1 John 5:11,12). Either this claim of the New Testament is true or it isn’t. If it is falsehood, then let us go on to something else. But if the claim is true, shall we not come to terms with Him and believe in Him as He commands? The answer to that question rests not on what we may happen to prefer, but on whether Jesus of Nazareth stacks up as the One He claims to be..1 The following THREE ARGUMENTS, now to be elaborated, point to this conclusion: I. Jesus’ character is consistent with His high claims. II. The New Testament is reliable testimony to His life. III. There is superior historical evidence for His resurrection.1 Although deception, either in the form of self-delusion or as a fraudulent parade before His followers, is a theoretical possibility, it is significant that very few skeptics have ever taken this line of attack. The reason is that the available evidence about Jesus points in the opposite direction. His teaching, for example, reveals an astonishing depth, and His moral principles showed an abhorrence of all forms of dishonesty. Indeed, the almost unanimous opinion regarding Jesus of Nazareth is that He was a person of extraordinary character. His appeal has reached across every social class and culture. And His is a character that has lifted up countless followers to a new plane of life. There is not a hint in the New Testament that Jesus was a less-than-level person. Rather, He exemplified strength and virtue. As Jewish scholar, Joseph Klausner has acknowledged, “Christ taught the purest and sublimest system of ethics...one which throws the moral precepts and maxims of the wisest men in history far into the shade.” Nor is this portrait merely the product of imaginative fervor run wild. Real holiness is impossible for either individuals or communities to invent. Attempts at such an enterprise typically result in a perverse portrait where certain qualities are exaggerated to an extreme, while other essential features are omitted. Genuine holiness is finally recognizable only after an encounter with the surprising person of Jesus of Nazareth. His life actually demolished all stereotypes of the term holy. I invite you to do your own reading of the Gospels just in case you have been relying on faulty and second-hand information about Jesus. Many people are surprised to discover that the Jesus we actually meet in the Gospels bears no resemblance to the "meek-and-mild" caricatures that they had previously held about Him. H.G. Wells, for example, though himself a staunch opponent of Christianity, admitted about Jesus that He was a "soaring personality" who was "too great for His disciples. And literary critic and playwright Dorothy Sayers paints the following portrait of Him: It is we [in our generation] who have pared the claws of the Lion of Judah...He was emphatically not a dull man in His human lifetime. It has been left to later generations to muffle up that shattering personality... The people who hanged Christ never, to do them justice, accused Him of being a bore—on the contrary, they thought Him too dynamic to be safe. 1 ARCHAEOLOGY UPHOLDS THE NEW TESTAMENT. Archaeologists studying ancient civilizations by uncovering ruins and examining artifacts, are with increasing success confirming the accuracy of the Biblical texts. Sir William Ramsey’s vindication of Luke’s writings is a classic example.9 The findings of archaeology have in fact reversed the opinions of a number of former skeptics. Among these are Dr. William F. Albright, who writes: The excessive skepticism shown toward the Bible [by certain schools of thought] has been progressively discredited. Discovery after discovery has established the accuracy of numerous details. Recent archaeological discoveries include both the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:1f), and "The Pavement" (John 19:13)--their existence was doubted just a few decades ago—and the accuracy of the setting of Jacob’s Well (John ch. 4).11 Such findings have caused many scholars to reverse earlier skeptical opinions on the historicity of the Fourth Gospel. Its author demonstrates an obvious intimate knowledge of the Jerusalem of Jesus’ generation, just as we would expect from the Apostle John, the traditionally held author. Such detail would not have been accessible to a writer of a later generation, since Jerusalem was demolished and all Jews scattered for centuries thereafter, under Titus’ Roman army in the year 70 A.D. Also, the recent recovery of a Roman census similar to the census in Luke 2:1f (which had earlier been discounted on the grounds of being outrageous), and the historical confirmation of his "synchronism"12 in Luke 3:1f, underscores the care Luke took in writing His Gospel (1:1-4). Critics of his Gospel often retreat into non-verifiable and subjective opinions, but their writings have not overthrown Luke’s historical confirmations.13 By extension, the other two "Synoptic"14 Gospels of Matthew and Mark, painting essentially similar portraits of Jesus’ ministry, are also trustworthy accounts of His life. It is popularly held that Jesus’ existence is not mentioned by any person of His times outside of the New Testament. But that is simply false. Numerous contemporaneous non-biblical and secular writers, living within 150 years of Jesus’ life, some of whom are outright hostile, mention Jesus’ existence, including Roman writers Tacitus, Seutonius, Thallus, and Pliny, and the Jewish writings of Josephus and the Talmud. THE GOSPELS BEAR INTERNAL MARKS OF INTEGRITY. There are also characteristics within the texts themselves which mark the Four Gospels as sober history and neither legend nor fictional propaganda. Consider that the Gospel writers set the leading disciples in very poor light (Matthew 14:30, Mark 9:33f, Luke 22:54f). Notice as well that they included harsh words and difficult sayings by Jesus, which in fact repelled many hearers (Matthew 21:28f, Luke 9:23f, John 8:39f). One distinction of the Four Gospels is that their famed treasure of good news lies not nakedly on the surface, but hidden behind both challenge (Mark 8:34f, John 12:25f) and threat (Matthew 25:31f). Such characteristics would have been counterproductive to propagandists. Their presence in the Gospels demonstrates the willingness of the evangelists to tell the truth, however embarrassing or inconvenient. 1 THE NEW TESTAMENT TEXT IS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED. Some express concern that the Bible has been altered down through the centuries. It is to this matter that Textual Critics address themselves. They have discovered hundreds of ancient manuscripts, one portion dating to the beginning of the 2nd Century. The New Testament has far better textual support than do the works of Plato, Aristotle, Heroditus, or Tacitus, whose contents no one seriously questions. In addition, the New Testament documents have always been both public, and widely disseminated. Thus it would be impossible for any party to have materially changed their documents, just as the Declaration of Independence, for example, as a public document, could not be altered without raising widespread notice and creating public furor. Sir Frederic Kenyon, former Director of the British Museum, comments: The interval between the dates of the original composition and the earliest extant evidence [i.e. our oldest manuscripts] becomes so small as to be negligible, and the last foundation for any doubt that the Scriptures have come down to us substantially as they were written has now been removed. IN CONCLUSION, it is not necessary that the New Testament be treated with "kid gloves" and backed up by special pleading. With the single addition of openness to the possibility of the miraculous, simply allow it to be subject to the very same historical-critical standards that Classical historians apply to their literature. When equal treatment is permitted its course, the Gospels fully pass the test. 1 TWELVE WIDELY-ACKNOWLEDGED HISTORICAL FACTS These facts include: "(1) Jesus died due to the rigors of crucifixion and (2) was buried. (3) Jesus’ death caused the disciples to despair and lose hope. (4) ...Many scholars hold that Jesus’ tomb was discovered to be empty just a few days later. (5) ...At this time the disciples had real experiences that they believed to be literal experiences of the risen Jesus. (6) ...The disciples were transformed from doubters who were afraid to identify with Jesus, to bold proclaimers of His death and resurrection, even being willing to die for this belief. (7) [The resurrection] was central to [their message] and (8) ...proclaimed in Jerusalem [where critics could easily examine the facts surrounding the tomb]. As a result... (9) the Church was born and grew, (10) with Sunday the primary day of worship. (11) James [Jesus’ skeptical brother], and (12) Paul, the great persecutor of the faith, [were both converted by the resurrection]."
Calling everyone who believes in God as an idiot closes the door to you understanding anything said in favor of God. So why ask the question anyway? Are you secretly wanting there to be a God but not willing to admit it openly for fear of ridicule? Eternal life is available today. It is best not to wait until you die to find out the truth. Check out Romans 10: v 9 & 10 in the Bible Bless you John S
blooz boy, The premise was never made in here that God exists (or has a better probability of existing) because smart people believe in Him. You made that statement. This is the type of presumptuous and irrational thinking that leads to the assumption that there MUST be no God and also leaves a huge cognitive gap between the believers and unbelievers. Congratulations on helping to increase that gap, unwittingly. Instead: The notion that any person who believes in God is crazy, stupid or both is being put forth all the time. An so in the believers defense we state that one can be perfectly sane and a genius to boot and still, logically, come to the persuasion, through the evidence of the creation, that there is very probably is a creator/designer.