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Atheists and the National Academy of Sciences (view source)
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[[Alvin Plantinga]] is widely known for his work in philosophy of religion, [[epistemology]], [[metaphysics]] and [[Christian apologetics]]. ''Time'' magazine called him "America's leading orthodox Protestant philosopher of God". ]]
[[Alvin Plantinga]] is widely known for his work in philosophy of religion, [[epistemology]], [[metaphysics]] and [[Christian apologetics]]. ''Time'' magazine called him "America's leading orthodox Protestant philosopher of God". ]]
Furthermore, there is experimental evidence supporting the proposition that the God of the Bible does answer prayers.<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-apologist-10-reasons-for-the-fall-of-atheism-106531/ Christian Apologist: 10 Reasons for the Fall of Atheism] by [[Gary Habermas]]</ref> The Christian apologist [[Gary Habermas]] wrote: "Double-blind prayer experiments: where people pray for others with terminal illness. Habermas admitted that most such experiments have not worked, but the three that he knows of that have indeed worked were cases of orthodox-Christians praying for the sick."<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-apologist-10-reasons-for-the-fall-of-atheism-106531/ Christian Apologist: 10 Reasons for the Fall of Atheism] by [[Gary Habermas]]</ref>
Furthermore, there is experimental evidence supporting the proposition that the God of the Bible does answer prayers.<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-apologist-10-reasons-for-the-fall-of-atheism-106531/ Christian Apologist: 10 Reasons for the Fall of Atheism] by [[Gary Habermas]]</ref> The Christian apologist [[Gary Habermas]] wrote: "Double-blind prayer experiments: where people pray for others with terminal illness. Habermas admitted that most such experiments have not worked, but the three that he knows of that have indeed worked were cases of orthodox-Christians praying for the sick."<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-apologist-10-reasons-for-the-fall-of-atheism-106531/ Christian Apologist: 10 Reasons for the Fall of Atheism] by [[Gary Habermas]]</ref>
=== National Academy of Sciences and social science ===
The membership of the National Academy of Sciences includes scientists in the [[physical science|physical sciences]] and [[social science|social scientists]]. For example, the psychologist Daniel Kahneman is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.<ref>[http://nationalacademyofsciences.org/member-directory/members/892035.html Daniel Kahneman - NAS member directory listing]</ref> The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has content that spans the biological, physical, and social sciences.<ref>[http://www.nasonline.org/ Mainpage of NAS website]</ref>
== Existence of God: A philosophical question. Not a scientific question ==
== Existence of God: A philosophical question. Not a scientific question ==