paarsurrey
Veteran Member
Better question: does it really ******* matter?
Was Einstein a Jewish Theist?
Was Newton a Catholic?
Was Louis Pasteur a Catholic?
Is Hawking an Atheist?
Is Dawkins an Atheist?
To me they were/are scientists working for betterment of humanity and therefore they should be and must be respected; and I respect them. I also respect their personal religion or no-religion whatever it was or whatever it is.
But if they exploit their position and or become outspoken or show their bias against others' religions and publicize it and start to deride and or start ridiculing them; then to that extent they earn disrespect and there is no harm in refuting them or rebutting them. They are in no case idols; they are not above criticism.
Why should they be?
Then it matters; of course