[mastequilla]

You make assumptions that have no truth or merit. But the silliest assumption is that a finite life would be better off ended. No sane person thinks that way.

So you think Prof. Mayr believes in God, and he believes that God created the universe as we know it?

Or, did you allow your knee-jerk reaction to get the better of you? Please try to re-read what I wrote. My simple point is that if Prof. Mayr believes that creationism is wrong, then I'd argue he believes that there is no God, and therefore, no meaning to his life.

[balrog666]

I'd argue he believes that there is no God, and therefore, no meaning to his life.

Your conclusion does not follow from your premise.

[js1138]

What you said was:

No, the question I posed assumed that there was no God, in which case there was no pre-ordained fate. I make the assumuption that the scientist does not believe in God.

Forgive me if I read "the scientist" to mean scientists in general. That's the usual reading of that phrase. If you are asking why one particular scientist doubts the existince of God, you will have to ask him.

I would speculate that the majority of PhD level researchers are not Christian fundamentalists, but that does not make them atheists. Most are merely skeptical of doctrine.