The out-spoken atheist was asked on the CBS programme The Late Show with Stephen Colbert whether he believed in the existence of a creator God. <\/p>\n
The British comedian and actor, who received audience applause when he said he didn't believe in God, answered: \"Outside of science and nature, I don't believe so.\" <\/p>\n
He branded himself as an \"agnostic atheist\" during the conversation, which stemmed from a Twitter post which told Gervais he was going to hell. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Host, Stephen Colbert asked him: \"Do you ever have a feeling of great gratitude for existence?\" <\/p>\n
Gervais answered: \"Of course, I know the chances are billions to one that I am on this planet as me and never will be again.\" <\/p>\n
Colbert replied: \"I know I can't convince you that there is a God, nor do I really want to convince you there is a God, but I can only explain my experience which is that I have a strong desire to direct that gratitude to something or someone and that thing is God\". <\/p>\n
Gervais suggested he found it easier to believe in the Big Bang theory, saying science is \"constantly proved all the time\". <\/p>\n
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