"All Scientists Should Be Militant Atheists"

[Mudhammam]

I think he's being silly again. Of course, in the methodology, every scientist has to act as if God does not directly interfere with what you are describing. But many more or less religious scientists manage to do that.

I mean, of course I'd love for all scientists to be militant atheists. But then, I think everyone should...

I'm much less concerned that all scientists be atheists, let alone militant atheists, than that they all endeavor to do significant work and help to educate the lay public about their findings. There have been plenty of theists who contributed mightily to our understanding of the world. I'm more grateful for their contributions than irritated that they privately held beliefs I find silly.

I think you guys are kind of missing his point - which is that people who are trained as scientists should know better than anyone that the only ideas worthy of credit are those which are repeatedly scrutinized and challenged. As this includes religious ideas, and criticizing them as Krauss does so often earns the antagonist the title of "militant atheist", it's a moniker (non-believing) scientists ought to embrace, rather than calling themselves scientists but yet acting especially timid about religion as they would for nothing else.