I Find Your Lack of Faith Intriguing Quiz

Answer: Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was a famous scientist who came up with theories of evolution and natural selection. In 1859, Darwin published a book entitled, "On the Origin of Species". Darwin made many of his discoveries during a voyage around the world via the HMS Beagle from 1831-1836. Earlier in his life, Darwin was a Unitarian and had plans on becoming a clergyman, but after conducting his research, he began to question the Bible and religion in general.

His discoveries have become an ongoing debate between those who support evolution and those who support creationism.

Answer: Bill Gates

Bill Gates is the successful founder of the Microsoft Corporation. He was born in 1955 and was raised as a Protestant. He is supportive of the moral structure that the Christian religion teaches its followers, but has become agnostic in his religious beliefs. Bill Gates has not completely discounted the existence of God, but is open to the idea that we simply do not know and to allow science to uncover what is true.

Answer: Mark Twain

Mark Twain (1835-1910) was a famous American author, who wrote the novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". His legal name was Samuel Clemens and he was originally a Presbyterian. It is debatable whether or not Mark Twain was in fact an atheist.

While he may have believed in God in general, Mark Twain was against any organized religion, especially Roman Catholicism.

Answer: Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher who lived from 1844-1900. He is most famous for his nihilistic views. Nihilism is defined "as a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless". Nietzsche's father was a Lutheran pastor and in his early years, Nietzsche had studied to become a minister himself. Later, as he got older, he had lost his faith, declaring that "God is dead".

Answer: George Carlin

George Carlin (1937-2005) was an American stand-up comedian who was known to push the envelope hard during his comedy routines, especially when he spoke of politics and religion. In his early life, Carlin was raised as a Roman Catholic and even attended Catholic school.

As he got older, he came to reject religion, often bringing it up in his acts. Carlin joked about the ten commandments, telling us that there really should have been only two. He also joked that he worshipped the Sun and prayed to Joe Pesci.

Answer: Billy Joel

Billy Joel is an American rock musician. In 1973, he released one of his most famous songs "Piano Man". He was born in the Bronx, New York to Jewish parents. Despite this, Billy Joel did not practice the Jewish religion. He was even baptized at a Christian church during adolescence. He publicly declared himself an atheist during an interview with radio personality, Howard Stern.

Answer: Woody Allen

Famed director and comedian Heywood "Woody" Allen was born in New York in 1935. His birth name is Allan Stewart Konigsberg and he was born into the Jewish religion. Woody Allen's family had strong religious values, which Allen came to reject as he got older and became an atheist. He jokingly said, "To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition."

Answer: Galileo

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was a scientist who lived during the Renaissance Era. He is famous for his improvements to the telescope, which allowed him to study planets such as Jupiter, discovering four of its moons in 1610. He also did research promoting the theory of heliocentrism.

However, this research led Galileo into trouble with the Catholic church and everything Galileo had published was banned. Galileo would be declared a heretic by the church and in 1633, Galileo was imprisoned where he spent the final years of his life.

Answer: Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and the director of the Hayden Planetarium, which is part of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. He has also been the host of the modern version of the "Cosmos" television series as well as "StarTalk", a podcast and television series promoted by the National Geographic Society. Dr. Tyson has identified himself as being specifically agnostic and not atheist.

He even edited his own Wikipedia page to correct this assumption.

Answer: Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan (1934-1996) was a famous American scientist and educator. He was the host of the original "Cosmos" television series in 1980. He was also famous for his "Pale Blue Dot" speech, which came in response to a photograph taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft which was of the Earth from beyond the orbit of Saturn. Carl Sagan was born in Brooklyn, New York and his parents were Jewish.

However, Carl Sagan later declared himself specifically an agnostic, not an atheist. He has stated that "we would have to know a great deal more about the universe than we do now to be sure that no such God exists."