Former Atheist Actor Anthony Hopkins Reveals the Encounter That Made Him Realize There Must be a God

Tré Goins-Phillips : Aug 1, 2018
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"I feel, every day, as I get older, anyway, that it's all a miracle." -Anthony Hopkins

(Los Angeles, CA)—[Faithwire.com] As each of us get older, questions about God, purpose and the afterlife become more pronounced. That's certainly been the case for famed actor Anthony Hopkins. (Image: Anthony Hopkins/via Faithwire)

During an appearance last week at the 11th annual LEAP Conference, Hopkins explained a major turning point in his life—a moment when he abandoned his previous embrace of atheism in exchange for a belief in a higher power.

The Oscar-winning star may not be Christian, but he is clearly open to the existence of God, a shift that occurred in 1975, when during an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, a woman asked an introspective question that intrigued Hopkins.

"Why don't you just trust in God?" the woman asked Hopkins, who noted from that point forward his insatiable craving for alcohol vanished.

The 80-year-old celebrity told students at the conference he believes people "are capable of so much," pointing to his own sordid life experiences. He said he "cannot believe that my life is what it is because I should have died in Wales, drunk or something like that."

In a 2014 interview with ABC News for his role as Methuselah in the movie "Noah," Hopkins said he falls deeper into belief as he ages.

"I feel, every day, as I get older, anyway, that it's all a miracle," he explained. "I mean, my heart beats, my lungs breath. That is an extraordinary—an extraordinary phenomenon"...

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