And still the Earth moves

[elfs]

Navy Chaplain George Ridgeway had an article in the Washington DC Naval District newsletter, the waterline, in which he discussed the importance of Anthony Flew's "conversion".

I sent him an email, somewhat snarky, informing him that his reading of Flew's "conversion" was mostly a hoax, based on a single statement Flew made, which in turn Flew attributed to being "mistaught" by a popular physicist who's angling for the Templeton Prize (a prize given each year to the scientist the Templeton comittee feels did the most work towards reconciling science and religion). I sent Chaplain Ridgeway links to letters in which Flew said, in effect, "Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm still an atheist."

He actually sent me a letter apologizing for using only second-hand sources and not seeking out the original material. Whether he corrects his comments in print is another matter.

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I told you so...

[omahas.livejournal.com]

...didn't I? I said, "never assume that they are doing it on purpose. They may actually believe it because they read it somewhere and trusted the source." We'll see if he corrects it, and that should confirm his honesty.