so this seems like a good thing to post.
More recent evidence strongly shows that atheistic explanations of the universe and life on earth make no (or only very superficial) logical sense. Given what we have seen lately, there has been a defensive “flight into Theism” by many “scientific” types because purely atheistic and materialist explanations just don’t stand up very well at all. And it’s FAR from lame “God in the box” sorts of explanations.
So the “limited, modified hang-out” position for many of these thwarted materialists is to say that Theism is indeed good for society, sure, but it is not actually TRUE. So it is all instrumental, but not at all related to actual Truth. Hmmm… BUT:
Christianity is not just a useful lifeboat for stranded intellectuals. If it isn’t literally true, it isn’t valuable.
I think there is little doubt that among the “science” crowd, there has been a major revolt against materialist ideology. But that revolt only produces a dissatisfaction with materialism, not a general conversion to Theism. THAT is a known limitation of logical argument: It can produce doubt or know-nothingism, but not conversion in and of itself.