>... are genes, or plants, or any organisms other than specimens of certain higher animals, ever engaged, whether selfishly or unselfishly, in any conscious or chosen pursuit of anything.

I attempted to find the Flew quote to no avail. One wonders if it was posited before or after his embrace of Intelligent Design:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHUtMEru4pQ

Per the interview above and similar feedback, it sounds like the genesis of his changing viewpoint was emerging discoveries along the line of the,  "Integrated complexity argument..."

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