There are many doctors, lawyers and other highly educated people who believe in God... this is not an issue of intelligence but it's really an issue of rebellion and the lack of acknowlegement of a higher authority and where this occurs, immorality and anarchy usually results. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Yet, they find no absurdity in the idea that a non-believer, who fails to profess his / her faith in Jesus Christ and ask for the forgiveness of sins, but lives a good life (goodness for goodness sake, if you will) will burn in hell because of his / her failed acknowlegement of his / her «Creator.» (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
(including the acknowlegement that you are defying God. (nakedpastor.com)