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In There Is a God, one of the world's preeminent atheists discloses how his commitment to "follow the argument wherever it leads" led him to a belief in God as Creator. This is a compelling and refreshingly open-minded argument that will forever change the atheism debate.
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Paperback: 254 pages
Publisher: HarperOne; 10.5.2008 edition (November 4, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061335304
ISBN-13: 978-0061335303
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This is an interesting and readable book, but it is not a profound one. That is not to say that Flew’s thought and the thought of the individuals who have influenced him are not profound. Rather, it is to say that this is a brief, spiritual autobiography. It is not a closely-reasoned, rigorous argument for the existence of God. It is simply Flew’s account of how he went from point a (atheism) to point b (deism).Flew had been one of the most prolific commentators on the atheist position. He was the individual invited to debate prominent believers. Then, in 2004, he changed his mind. Following the evidence, he argues, he came to believe that those who advocated for a theist position were correct.This book is an account of that journey. He begins with a discussion of his atheist position (at age 15) at a prominent public boarding school in Bath. He then recounts the history of both his academic career and his principal publications on the question of God’s existence.Noting that ‘one of the great discoveries of modern science is the existence of God’ he discusses the scientific discoveries and arguments that undergird contemporary theism. He looks at the beliefs of such individuals as Einstein, Planck, Heisenberg and Paul Dirac. He looks at the ways in which some traditional arguments for God’s existence (the argument to design, the unmoved mover, the ‘fine tuning’ argument, etc.) have been reinforced by modern science. The argument, e.g., that the universe’s beginning is in question has been answered by studies of the big bang; 13.7 billion years ago something did actually happen.Other scientific phenomena are examined: the mystery of ‘consciousness’, the awesome subtlety of DNA coding and the nature of neural networks. In these cases Flew is leaning on both scientific discoveries and the studies of such phenomena and issues by mathematicians and philosophers, among them David Berlinski, Richard Swinburne and Alvin Plantinga.The result is a fascinating book, but not a book of science or philosophy, per se. Those books are the books of Flew’s influences; he is merely summarizing and highlighting.The book includes a rather cursory essay by Roy Abraham Varghese, countering the arguments of such prominent atheists as Dennett and Dawkins and a largely one-sided dialogue between Flew and Bishop Wright, a prominent biblical scholar. Wright discusses the arguments for Jesus’ historicity and for the historicity of the resurrection.All of these materials are written for a general audience and the materials are very, very interesting. As rigorously-argued philosophy they are not compelling because that is not their purpose. As spiritual autobiography they are engaging and informative.Highly recommended, so long as you realize that this is a brief, compelling autobiographical work written for a general audience and not a book of academic philosophy.
I am a member of Skeptics.com ,not because I am a atheist, but because I like to read what unbelieving people write and talk about. I think if the skeptics would read this book the ones with open minds might learn something. This book is about a man that choose to be an atheist at an early age but also choose "to follow the argument wherever it went" and after fifty years the argument lead him to realize that the only logical way to view the world, people, and the universe was through the knowledge that God did all this. Evolution just does not make sense. It did not make sense when I was in the seventh grade and it has not made sense every day since. Atheism does not make sense. So if you want to read a book that shows how a real free thinker came to the conclusion that there is a God, this is a great book.
To a degree, There Is a God delivers on what it claims to do: reveal how the former atheist, Anthony Flew, was led to belief in God. The problem is that this revelation lacks depth and power; in fact, there is scant evidence for why Mr. Flew actually converted to theism in the first place. (And when he does briefly explain, it notably has little to do with faith). What you are left with are bland arguments and rebuttals that certainly work for a semi-autobiographical account for Mr. Flew, but lack the captivating influence to persuade the curious reader. I say this not as an atheist that was “unimpressed†but rather a theist who was just simply bored with most of the book.There is a God doesn’t really get going until page 50 or so. Until then, the book reads like an autobiographical account of Mr. Flew’s upbringing with analysis of the factors that shaped his prior worldview. The author tells us what motivates him on page 81: “the pursuit of valid arguments with true conclusions.†The reason why Flew ascended to belief begins on page 95. The reader is then led on a pilgrimage of reason that sequentially examines different arguments (e.g. cosmological, teleological, fine-tuning, the flaws of Darwinism) for God’s existence that also poke holes in alternative, atheistic arguments.Indeed, Flew does a splendid job of rebutting Hume’s formulation of causality as he relates it to moral, non-physical phenomenon (starting on pg. 60). Appendix A, written by Roy Varghese, is a delightful and quick synopsis of how the “new atheists†fail to address some of the most basic tenets of human existence. Appendix B is a dialogue with N. T. Wright and details a factual synopsis for the historicity of the New Testament and the sufficiency of explanation of the resurrection for the empty tomb and the eyewitness testimony detailed in the Gospels.Overall, less the Appendices, I felt underwhelmed by this book and I think most readers will do just fine without it (unless, of course, you have burning interest in the life and scholarly work of Anthony Flew).
Very insightful. While he didn't become a Christian, the influence of C.S. Lewis and NT Wright, in particular, are especially interesting. As a student of logic, I found his faithfulness to the socratic method honest and credible in guiding him away from a-theism as the mostly likely truth. Easy to read and vulnerable from this brilliant mind!
This an pretty amazing story by a REALLY smart guy about his intellectual journey. His continual references about "going where the evidence leads" brought me to include he had a high level of intellectual honesty and it must have taken a bit of courage to write a book like this after 50 years of professing atheism. Great read!
Though the author doesn't come out and accept God/Christ as his Lord, he does provide an intelectual and logical case that the incomprehensible complexity of our life form could have happened by any other means other than Intelligent Design...well worth the read
A great read on how one of the worlds leading atheists had changed his "mind". A definite must read for those whose thoughts often drift towards the question of Gods existence
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