Isn't it amazing what a little imagination and a personal crusade can accomplish?
If the man isn't important enough to really use as an authority, make him out to be one anyway.
It might be worth running through a part-by-part analysis of creationist claim versus reality.
Creationist claim: "Let me see, who was the prominent scientist who was for evolution until he published an article in June of 2004 that debunked Darwin?"
Reality: This creationist claim apparently refers to Antony Flew, philosopher.
- He was never a prominent scientist.
- He never "debunked" Darwin. He never attacked Darwin. He never ceased to accept evolution. He briefly moved from atheism to theistic evolution.
- He later became convinced that the evidence presented to him for ID had been faulty. That is, he'd been had.