Sunday, October 13, 2013

David Mitchell on Faith, Atheism, & Agnosticism



A lot of sense in a short clip. Ht Cookies Days. Would be fascinating to hear Mitchell and his wife in conversation on this.

Update: written piece by Mitchell on why agnosticism makes more sense than atheism quoted here.

5 comments:

  1. It's an intriguing interview, particularly given his (relatively) recent marriage to Victoria Coren and her article on belief in God, which you also link to.
    I am one of those who got the impression that he was an atheist, possibly because he went along with (or at least seemed to) the atheistic tendency to disparage Christianity for a laugh. I changed that view a while back when I first heard him speak about being an agnostic and I would love to think that people like Milton Jones are able to continue to be a good witness to those on the comedy circuit like David Mitchell who are still looking to see if there is a God out there, whilst still able to get alongside those who are of the ardently atheist persuasion and not raise their ire to the detriment of their witness.

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  2. I don't believe in agnosticism. You either believe in God or you don't.

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    1. I don't know if I believe that or not

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  3. Agnosticism is just fence sitting

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  4. Very interested in his views. He seems to have a very limited view on what belief in God and eg. Christianity & religion is about. Said so well by Richard Coles (UK vicar & comedian) religion is about comfort AND challenge.

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