marcsurtees wrote:
I take it that you are familiar with the case of Antony Flew's conversion from athiesm to deism, on the basis of the scientific evidence?
Except Anthony Flew did not "convert" to Christianity or anything remotely resembling what you believe god is. Worse still he was scientifically illiterate and gaga when he "changed" his mind and seemed to have been utterly used and manipulated by the American IDers.
He was no more a convert Christianity than to Hinduism or Islam. Cathy wasn't asking yo why you are (or claim to be) a Christian. She was asking you about why you are a creationist and it is dishonest to bring Flew up, His final position basically has nothing to do with your religious opinions. IIRC Flew did nothing more than decide that there was some sort of intelligence behind the universe. Could well have been aliens of some sort. He certainly didn't join a church or mosque.
He did not dismiss the old age of the earth (or universe) or evolutionary biology.