As are exceprts from letters. We are witnessing Mr. Carrier have a crisis of faith.
Strange as it is, I would think atheists would have no problem with Flew's defection. Yet they seem to be extremely upset about it and begin not to address his argument, but attack him personally as in the above posts. Gobucks has a point about keeping each other on the reservation. But, assuming atheists really believe they are correct, I remain surprised at how threatening an ex-atheist can be. After all, they tell us that belief in God is no different than belief in the tooth fairy. Yes, I know the real reason, but it isn't the one they give.
Hardly. If Flew really wrote what Carrier says he wrote, then Carrier is right to be frustrated with him. That is very shoddy scholarship for someone who's supposed to be so influential.