Mike, I agree. Every apologetic system that I've seen used in atheist debates usually points to Deism, Cosmological argument, argument from design, presuppositionalism(nothing distinctly Christian in this apologetic method), etc. I think we need to be honest with the naturalitstic materalists and tell them how it is, we believe because of subjective religious experience, or put another way, we believe because God granted us faith, because He revealed Himself to us by His Spirit. Doesn't make an academically respectable religion, but I think it's in line with 1 Cor 1:18-3. The Gospel is foolishness, except to those who are called.

As others have said, Flew isn't really any closer to being a Christian. It's no problem disproving materialism, but proving Christianity? It can't be done. It's foolishness to the Greek and scandalous to the Jew.

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