It's sad to hear of anyone choosing to pass from this world with an obstinate passion for getting what he wants rather than what he needs. Though giving a nod to Christianity in the form of claiming some sort of connection to Protestantism and Quakerism, he apparently had rejected every fundamental claim contained in the Gospel of Jesus Christ that God had on his life.
Sadly, as far as eternal consequences go, there is hardly a hair's breadth of difference between Michael Ruse and Jordan Peterson, other than the fact that Peterson may have found a way to make his diabolical doctrine even more appealing to large swaths of those calling themselves Christian than Ruse did. Or was Ruse's influence just as far-reaching?
Thank you for sharing this story, not only for the highlighted resources, but for the gentle way you lamented that he will remain separated from God for eternity. It's a painful reality we simply can't ignore or diminish when talking about ultimate things.
Prof. Ruse probably inquired more about studying and engaging God than 99.9% of Christian believers. He was eminently respectful and actually a critic of the New Atheists. Any version of theology that would condemn one to eternal separation for honest reasoning through their conscience doesn't seem like a theology that has any probability of being true, given how we traditionally understand God's nature.
We were given free will, and it seems Ruse exercised his. Given his wide knowledge of Christianity, his rejection was likely well-informed and intentional.
It's sad to hear of anyone choosing to pass from this world with an obstinate passion for getting what he wants rather than what he needs. Though giving a nod to Christianity in the form of claiming some sort of connection to Protestantism and Quakerism, he apparently had rejected every fundamental claim contained in the Gospel of Jesus Christ that God had on his life.
Sadly, as far as eternal consequences go, there is hardly a hair's breadth of difference between Michael Ruse and Jordan Peterson, other than the fact that Peterson may have found a way to make his diabolical doctrine even more appealing to large swaths of those calling themselves Christian than Ruse did. Or was Ruse's influence just as far-reaching?
Thank you for sharing this story, not only for the highlighted resources, but for the gentle way you lamented that he will remain separated from God for eternity. It's a painful reality we simply can't ignore or diminish when talking about ultimate things.
Prof. Ruse probably inquired more about studying and engaging God than 99.9% of Christian believers. He was eminently respectful and actually a critic of the New Atheists. Any version of theology that would condemn one to eternal separation for honest reasoning through their conscience doesn't seem like a theology that has any probability of being true, given how we traditionally understand God's nature.
We were given free will, and it seems Ruse exercised his. Given his wide knowledge of Christianity, his rejection was likely well-informed and intentional.