Day: December 9, 2004

Anthony Flew Gets Religion

Wow — one of the world’s most famous atheists, Anthony Flew, has apparently changed his mind.

Unfortunately, Flew seems to have simply adopted the view that life is too complex to have arisen without some sort of divine spark. Ugh. The Associated Press quotes Flew as writing in an earlier letter,

It has become inordinately difficult even to begin to think about constructing a naturalistic theory of the evolution of that first reproducing organism.

Huh? If anything the case for a completely naturalistic theory of life is far stronger than it was in the 1950s when Flew made his mark in philosophy with his defense of atheism. Perhaps Flew just needs to re-read Dawkins and Dennett.

Source:

Leading Atheist Philosopher Concludes God’s Real. Associated Press, December 9, 2004.

Sorry to Disappoint, but I’m Still an Atheist!. Antony Flew,

The Carnells on Crime

Wow, this has been an odd week in which both my wife and I have been contacted to talk as semi-experts on some well-publicized crimes.

First, the Washington Times called me for my thoughts about the Indian River fires in Maryland which bear all the hallmarks of eco-terrorism.

Now, local media is calling my wife for comments about a bizarre local criminal case that has all the hallmarks of a future made-for-TV movie. Police near here arrested a 30-something female teacher who had a sexual affair with an underage female student and, since that wasn’t sensational enough, she also “married” the student in a pagan ritual and practice witchcraft with her.

It’s like crime week on the Biography channel at my house.