A recent (August 2014) episode of "Larry King Now" featured a panel of guests discussing the future of faith in America. Two of the guests voiced their views on the Bible. When asked if the Bible is reputable, the atheist scientist Lawrence Krauss quipped, "The Bible was written, basically, before people knew anything." Michael Beckwith, a self-proclaimed "New Thought" minister, added, "The Bible, to me, is an evolution of human consciousness. We don't call it the word of god. We call it people who were inspired by the presence of god."