Eliminating Atheism Via Science

Quite a few religious people labor under the mistaken notion that science "proves" the truth of their beliefs; indeed, many think that science is doing more and more every year to prove their beliefs. So why do they think that not everyone agrees with them by now?

Ryan Karp writes about the recent discovery of a cave that some claim was used by John the Baptist:

“It’s always helpful when archaeology corroborates the story of Scripture,” said Jeffrey Gerber, senior pastor of First United Church of Christ in New Philadelphia. ... Jim Borton, senior minister of First Christian Church in New Philadelphia, said archaeological discoveries never contradict the Bible. “There are a lot less atheists than there were 50 years ago because our science is better,” Borton said. “It seems to me every time archaeology digs up something else, they find the truth.” ... Christopher Rhodes, senior pastor at Dover Baptist Temple, echoed both pastors’ remarks. “It’s just science catching up to where the word of God is already at,” he said.

These comments are simply absurd — there’s no nice way to put it. The find does not corroborate scriptures because the find simply doesn’t tell us anything. If anything, there are more atheists today than there were 50 years ago and one of the reasons is science. Why don’t these people take the time to do something useful, like take university-level courses on archaeology. Maybe then they would learn something instead of making others dumber every time they open their mouths.

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