So everyone who doesn't believe in the Gods of human theology are now to be shamed as 'armchair atheists'?
Spinoza and/or Einstein (Hawkins falls into this category also) would be considered atheistic by any modern definition of the word. You can't believe in the Gods of the Abrahamic religions or of the Indian religions and also 'believe' (I hate that phrase being used in that context but couldn't think of an alternative) in evolution as it would mean dismissing the Adam and Eve hypothesis. Also, the Koran is full of stuff like "water and salt-water cannot mix" - if that is the word of an all-powerful, all-intelligent creator then I'm Santa Claus.
Edit - Einstein stated he does not believe in a 'personal God' - all God's that have been recorded are by definition 'personal Gods', as you pray to them and hope to be granted whatever you asked for.
Spinoza and/or Einstein (Hawkins falls into this category also) would be considered atheistic by any modern definition of the word. You can't believe in the Gods of the Abrahamic religions or of the Indian religions and also 'believe' (I hate that phrase being used in that context but couldn't think of an alternative) in evolution as it would mean dismissing the Adam and Eve hypothesis. Also, the Koran is full of stuff like "water and salt-water cannot mix" - if that is the word of an all-powerful, all-intelligent creator then I'm Santa Claus.
Edit - Einstein stated he does not believe in a 'personal God' - all God's that have been recorded are by definition 'personal Gods', as you pray to them and hope to be granted whatever you asked for.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. - H L Mencken