tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post4299907572901931076..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Two visions of atheismFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-18715481505646445922010-04-16T21:40:54.933+01:002010-04-16T21:40:54.933+01:00According to the Telegraph obituary , Professor Fl...According to the Telegraph obituary , Professor Flew argued that research into DNA had "shown by the almost unbelievable complexity of the arrangments which are need to produce life, that intelligence must have been involved" and that although he accepted Darwinian evolution, he felt it could not explain the origin of life. "I have been persuaded that it is simply out of the question that the first living matter evolved out of dead matter and then developed into an extraordinarily complicated creature". He seems to have accepted the general argument of two of Aquinas' proofs of the existence of God - the argument from design and the need for a prime mover. Since a key concept of his philosophy was "follow the evidence wherever it leads" he became a theist.Independenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199774656279385253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-2356077767096987192010-04-15T14:25:25.247+01:002010-04-15T14:25:25.247+01:00We should all pray for the soul of the philosopher...We should all pray for the soul of the philosopher Professor Anthony Flew who died on April 8th. He spent most of his life as a militant atheist but five years ago concluded that he could not explain his existence without God. He died a theist, not a Christian, but always followed his conscience. One hopes that Dr Dawkins , the biologist,does likewise, and if in his view the evidence does not warrant his conclusions, will change his mind accordingly.Independenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199774656279385253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-80181002571131415562010-04-15T09:28:21.134+01:002010-04-15T09:28:21.134+01:00At our local Catholic Church we get two different ...At our local Catholic Church we get two different views of man given to us by two different priests. One tells us we are good and that God loves us. We come away with a positive view of mankind. The other tells us we are sinful and not so good. We come away with a negative view of mankind. So are we good people or bad people? Dawkins is reflecting the same experience in atheism, some atheists think we are generally good whilst others think we are generally bad.jangojingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768595208457396309noreply@blogger.com