Antony Flew Quotes
Antony Garrard Newton Flew was a British analytic philosopher of religion and ethics who, for most of a long career, was one of the most prominent philosophical defenders of atheism in the English-speaking world. After Oxford studies under Gilbert Ryle, he held chairs at Aberdeen, Keele, Calgary, and Reading, and produced a long series of works including God and Philosophy and The Presumption of Atheism. The quotes below are attributed to Antony Flew, organized by topic.
Antony Flew on Freedom
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Attributed to Antony Flew:
“Free inquiry is more sacred than any conclusion.”
Antony Flew on God
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Attributed to Antony Flew:
“Belief in God must be examined, not merely inherited.”
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Attributed to Antony Flew:
“The presumption of atheism stands until evidence dislodges it.”
Antony Flew on Truth
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Attributed to Antony Flew:
“We must follow the argument wherever it leads.”
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Attributed to Antony Flew:
“I changed my mind because the evidence pointed elsewhere.”