RationalWiki: List of natural scientists who became creationists after obtaining their PhD

[beam me up scottie]

Thanks to AtheistCrusader for sharing!

[Fast Walker 52]

1. Yep. And in general, I would say the conversion rate of atheist to Christian is far far lower

than the conversion rate of Christian to atheist.

[beam me up scottie]

2. And I'd bet you're correct about that.

I'm skeptical about stories where atheists "see the light" and become born again Christians. I'm not saying that it doesn't happen it just seems so contrived and convenient.

[Fast Walker 52]

9. I'm skeptical too! There may be a few, sure, but in general

the major movement seems to be away from religion in recent years.

[beam me up scottie]

10. And a lot of people are very unhappy with that movement.

But not me, the more the merrier.

[Major Nikon]

5. Lots of theologians leave college as atheists or Unitarians after beginning as Christians

My dad was one of them. After really learning about Christianity he couldn't reconcile it with his faith in a higher power, so he became a Unitarian minister.

Christianity actually has very little to do with Christ. The movement was first hijacked by the self described "apostle", Paul, who never even met Christ. He changed it from a Jewish sect into one that catered to gentiles because that's where the money was. Christianity was later hijacked again by the Romans and altered to become a faith that could unify the empire under a single religion. Both times the religion was changed to fit the circumstances and it's still being altered today to fit various agendas.

[Fast Walker 52]

8. good points, thanks

[Helen Borg]

3. So, where is the list?

[A Simple Game]

4. The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind. n/t

[Bryce Butler]

6. ...

It's here ...

[Helen Borg]

7. An empty set is not the same as no set!

[davidpneff]

11. The Truth about so-called "PhD" Creationists

KingCrockoduck (one of my favorite YouTube channels) posted a video detailing the truth about PhD Creationists. The vast majority of the time, their careers are abysmal and so they turn to pseudoscience. This is often why medical doctors sometimes turn into quacks.

[beam me up scottie]

12. That was an excellent video, thank you!

I really enjoyed what he did with the scene from The Temple of Doom. I've got that channel bookmarked!

That's quite a racket they have going, all very credible if you're gullible - as most woo woos are, religious or otherwise.


Welcome to DU, davidpneff!