Review of Language of God

I finished a great book call "The Language of God" by Francis S. Collins the head of the human genome project. This was a book that mainly describes the authors view of theistic evolution (not intelligent design) or as he calls it biologos. His views are probably the closest to mine. He also gives some compelling arguments against things that Dawkins has said, and how Dawkins thinks he owns Darwin. More that those arguments, his argument against creationism and the AIG group is pointed and witty. This book may not be for the evangelistic atheist (see below post) but it was a good read for one who knows that it is stupid to place science and faith against each other. I, like Collins, see science as a way to bring more awe to my understanding of God, and my faith is a driving force to encourage science as well as the amazing mind for discovery that mankind has.

Also there are tons of links in this. For some reason Jeph does not have them highlighted, but run your cursor over this and find the many places I take you.

Evangelistic Atheism

I longed to produce a large article about why there is not much different between evangelistic christianity and evangelistic atheism. Well, John Gray has done it better than I could have ever hoped for in an article for the guardian. It is incredibly long, but I read all of it, so you should take time to sit and read it. If one is even reading this blog then there is probably and interest in this subject, and seeing how I am sure there are more atheist readers, I think a critical view of this type of atheism is important. The only critique I have is in the closing paragraphs of the article. After pointing out that atheism can claim acts of immoral atrocities, he then states briefly how religion is still bad (or really implies it). I would just like to point out that there is a difference in the doctrines that I believe make up my faith, and how people who have stolen the name of my faith act. But I guess that can be a subject for a later post. You have a lot of reading to do in that article, so get to it.