The Attenborough Mystery (The atheist delusion)

by dhw, Monday, February 02, 2009, 11:11 (5556 days ago)

A STRANGE STORY - Saturday: George reports hearing a radio interview in which David Attenborough says he is an agnostic.
George doesn't believe him and thinks he is an atheist. DHW believes him. - Sunday: The Sunday Times publishes an interview in which David Attenborough says he is a lifelong atheist. - Sunday night: www.AgnosticWeb.com commissions ten top scientists to investigate the phenomenon. Here are their ten conclusions: - 1) George has psychic powers.
2) George had prior knowledge.
3) Attenborough lied to the radio interviewer.
4) Attenborough lied to The Sunday Times.
5) Attenborough doesn't know the difference between agnosticism and atheism.
6) You can't trust the radio.
7) You can't trust The Sunday Times.
8) You can't trust George.
9) My extensive research into epistemology, philology, philosophy, psychology, phrenology, semantics, and octogenarian naturalists has revealed that no concept can be rejected without prior knowledge of that concept. I have interviewed thousands of newborn babes, not one of whom was able to articulate a knowledge of the concept of God, let alone a rejection of that concept. I have extended my research into other fields, such as Socialism, Conservatism, support of football clubs, admiration of, devotion to, interest in etc., and my conclusion ... which I hope to publish shortly ... is that most claims to lifelong beliefs and activities are untenable. (Please nominate me for the Nobel Prize.) 
10) Yawn.