(January 9, 2016 at 12:20 pm)Jehanne Wrote:(January 9, 2016 at 12:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I think Beccs nailed it. Collins has been quoted:
So he is a fully competent scientific mind who simply chooses to believe in nonsense for reasons of his own. I have no doubt that other "True Xtians" will denounce him for his lack of faith but on the other hand they need all the help they can get. The only problem with guys like Collins is that he gives the morons some cover.
As H. L. Mencken noted:
And, yet, Collins believes, perhaps implicitly, in Adam & Eve:
https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com...a-contest/
"Implicitly"? Not sure what you mean. Perhaps he believe in it allegorically?