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*[[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], Russian Orthodox Christian
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== Evidence related to Antony Flew's Conversion to theism/deism ==
[[Athanatos Christian Ministries]] wrote concerning the book ''A Defense of the Integrity of [[Antony Flew]]'s "There is a God" From His Own Letters'' by Anthony Horvath:
{{cquote|Famed atheist Antony Flew stunned the world with his repudiation of atheism in favor of deism about 2004 but the reasons for his change were unclear. Finally, in 2007, Flew released his book ''There Is a God: How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind'' in an attempt to set the record straight.” It was immediately challenged by hostile atheists on a number of grounds, not all of them very charitable. One of the challenges was put forth most prominently by [[PZ Myers]] and [[Richard Carrier]]: Flew had lost his mind; the arguments weren’t his at all, but rather were the product of manipulating Christian apologists.
There is just one teensy-weensy problem with this line of attack. In 2006, before it was even known to the world that Antony Flew would be releasing a book, a Christian apologist and author by the name of Anthony Horvath (Athanatos Christian Ministries) was in correspondence with Dr. Flew. Horvath wrote Flew specifically to ask him to commit his current positions and arguments to written form because even then there was much speculation. The answer was that the book was already in the works!
The correspondence was brief but turns out to be decisive against those claiming that “There is a God” did not reflect Flew’s actual positions. In this e-book, Horvath releases copies of the original letters along with his lengthy rebuttal to Richard Carrier’s assertions. To date, though Carrier has been made aware of that rebuttal, no answer has been received. And no wonder: these letters settle the matter once and for all.
For those interested in the best evidence and primary sources in coming to their conclusions, these letters by Flew will be instrumental.<ref>[http://athanatosministries.org/store/products/a-defense-of-the-integrity-of-antony-flews-there-is-a-god-from-his-own-letters ''A Defense of the Integrity of Antony Flew's "There is a God" From His Own Letters'' by Anthony Horvath, Publisher: Athanatos Christian Ministries, September 3, 2011]</ref>}}
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