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Agnosticism and Atheism; why people hold to such views

I’m ready to be a “fool” for the cross, the resurrection, the Virgin Birth and may be many more other reasons. But I can not afford to be a fool by interpreting the initial chapters of the Genesis as a Science text book and thereby hinder many brilliant scientists from accepting the God of the Bible. The more and more I read, I’m more and more convinced that these scientists became agnostics or atheists not because of the sciences but because of the way Christians interpret the Bible and the way they live. Definitely what we believe and what we profess has a bearing on other peoples’ beliefs. I don’t really bother whether Darwin’s theories stand or fall. Neither am I going to rejoice or lament if it is proven to be false. A Christian who has accepted the theory of evolution by properly understanding the Bible and the theory (of evolution) and come to the conclusion that they do not necessarily conflict one another has nothing to lose even if the theory (of evolution) is proven to be w

Symposium on Darwinism

North Delhi EGF in collaboration with Kingdom International (KI) North and Union Evangelical Fellowship (UEF) is organising a talk on Darwin’s Bicentennial Birth Anniversary & 150th Year of The Origin of Species On Thursday, 12th Feb 2009 At 2099, UEF Centre, Outram Lines North Campus Time 3:45pm Abstract No other person in history has generated as much controversy as Charles Darwin. This year, February 12 marks the 200th birth anniversary of this enigmatic man, and 150th year of The Origin of Species. To many, Darwin provokes two extreme emotions which often feed each other. Either he is a notorious charlatan and the chief disciple of Lucifer out to deceive the faithfuls. Or at the far end, atheist fundamentalists like Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett and others proclaim with dogmatic certainty that Darwin’s work has obviated any place for God, thereby making it possible for the first time to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist. Outside of narrow academic circles, ignorance abou