I think that, like everyone I’ve ever met, they didn’t arrive at their theism as a result of evidence. They began with the belief and crafted their observations to fit it.

Posted: December 10th 2010

See all questions answered by Mike the Infidel

I think that they have a poor understanding of the meaning of the words “good” and “evidence”.

Posted: December 10th 2010

See all questions answered by Blaise

In many cases (Francis Collins, Ernst Chain, Michael Behe to name a few) I’ve read their arguments, and seen what they think is evidence, and I’m not convinced at all. So I think they’re wrong despite their intelligence, their education and their achievements.

This is not unreasonable, given that believers in God including the scientists you mention think that the non-believing majority of scientists are wrong despite their intelligence, education and achievements. Somebody has to be smart and wrong at the same time.

Posted: December 9th 2010

See all questions answered by SmartLX

I give them an A+ for compartmentalizing.

Posted: December 9th 2010

See all questions answered by logicel

No one would deny that intelligent people can make mistakes.

Science includes a framework for evaluating hypotheses. God belief does not stand up to this kind of scrutiny, so theist scientists must have a double standard when it comes to evaluating their religious beliefs.

Posted: December 9th 2010

See all questions answered by George Locke

I think they should submit it for peer review and testing, same as they would for any other scientific hypothesis.

The fact they don’t should tell you that even they don’t view their belief as scientifically founded: it’s something they hold despite their grounding in science, not as a result of it. And ultimately, when you talk to any believer, it always just comes down to faith, scientist or no.

Posted: December 9th 2010

See all questions answered by Paula Kirby