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He argued that Darwinian evolution was the answer to the question of life, the universe and everything

This week: Ian Williams on Chinas spy network, Tim Shipman on 10 years of chaos and how the Jilly Cooper Book Club turned toxic.

Is consciousness nothing more than an illusion? That idea defined the work of Daniel Dennett (1942–2024)

Rooms of Muted Violence is a solo exhibition by the Dutch artist Robert Glas, whose research-based works revolve around the question of bureaucratically produced justice.

I thought I was being a nice guy by not blocking John Kwok the moment he tried to friend me on Facebook. But that was a mistake. At first, there was only the occasional strange note from him via Facebook "email." But then, several hours ago, the dam broke and the Kwok just poured in. The following "conversation" is probably not work safe, and do make sure you are not drinking coffee while you read it. If you dare. And have a lot of free time.

He regarded everything from the ‘genius’ of JS Bach to religious ideas as the product of Darwinian evolutionary processes

Controversial US philosopher who sought to understand and explain the science of the mind

Part of the "New Atheist" movement, best known for work on consciousness, free will.

He was one of the most widely read and debated American philosophers, whose prolific works explored consciousness, free will, religion and evolutionary biology.

Yet, for the most dominant atheist voice to give credence to cultural Christianity is a massive change of tone from 20 years ago. Perha...