The point of "know" return. (Can there be X-atheist?)

Without getting into the question of whether denying God damns one irredeemably to hell, I'd like to respond to the question contained within Rocket's topic title.He uses the word "know" in a clever construction that seems to imply that if one has come to "know" anything about science and one is an atheist, there can be no "return" to theism. It's a good point so long as it isn't taken too far.If one has studied science to the point that one accepts such theories as big bang and evolution, I would suggest that one could not become a fundamentalist of any faith. However, spiritual experiences do seem to happen (at least according to those who've experienced them) so I should think that it would be quite possible that a knowledgeable atheist could become a theist of sorts.I don't think it is possible to revert from a position of knowledge to a position of ignorance unless there is some mental disability at work. Therefore, if a knowledgeable atheist claims to have reverted to fundamentalism, that person is either mentally unstable or intellectually dishonest.

There's yet another way to assure that you go to hell: simply attribute to Satan any of the miracles that the bible attributes to Jesus. I'm not sure what bible verse this is based on, but biblical literalists seem to agree that doing this will surely send you to hell with no possibility of redemption. I remember reading an article some time ago by an atheist college professor who says he does this in order to stop fundies in their attempts to "save" him.

I dunno, but the next time I encounter one (which shouldn't be too long, I've seen them in the neighborhood lately) I'm gonna try it.