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There Is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind
By Antony Flew
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9 minute read
Published Nov 4, 2008
What you'll learn
Late Oxford philosopher and outspoken atheist Antony Flew shocked the world when he announced that he had reversed his views about God’s non-existence. In his autobiographical work There is a God, which he humorously describes as a last will and testament of sorts, Flew describes his upbringing, intellectual development, and some of the arguments that ultimately led him to embrace theism.
Key insights
- • What you'll learn
- 1 Flew was raised by a Methodist minister, but still walked away from the faith.
- 2 Arguing against theism, Flew stumbled into philosophy rather than intentionally pursuing it from the outset.
- 3 Flew’s reversal did not happen all at once, but was a gradual shift over two decades.
- 4 The fine-tuning of the universe became increasingly difficult for Flew to ignore.
- 5 The innate sense of purpose in life forms suggested to Flew a Divine Source.
- 6 The Big Bang theory raised new questions for Flew about the origins of the universe.
- 7 Flew lets his readers draw conclusions about his mental state, arguing that he’s just following evidence like he always has.
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