A Thinking Reed

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The old new atheism

Philosopher Antony Flew, a longtime atheist, made headlines a couple years ago when he admitted that he had become convinced of the existence of God. He’s now published a book setting out in detail his reasons for changing his mind in detail.

Flew hasn’t to my knowledge become a Christian or any other kind of confessional believer. Though apparently this book carries an appendix by N.T. Wright making a case for the resurrection of Jesus.

Flew is perhaps best known for his article “Theology and Falsification,” a widely reprinted piece which argued that theological language is meaningless because unfalsifiable (excerpt here)

4 responses to “The old new atheism”

  1. Ah, thanks for posting this, Lee. I thought it would only be a matter of time before he published a book explaining his reasons. I might just have to run out and get it.

  2. Now that is interesting—something I’d like to see on both sides of the “theism/atheism” debate is an acknowledgement that there are good reasons for believing in God, just as they are good reasons for not believing in God. Neither side has a monopoly on reason.

  3. I wonder if Flew’s writing style has changed much in his old age….

  4. […] conversion – greatly exaggerated? Posted on November 5, 2007 by Lee I blogged last week about a new book published by British philosopher and atheist-turned-deist Antony Flew which […]

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