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Despite the dour statistics about declining church attendance, religious faith seems to be experiencing a revival. What role did the New Atheists ironically play in it? And what is its future?

NOW WHAT? – The Newsletter of Free Inquiry by Paul Fidalgo Philosopher (and O.G. horseman of the New Atheism) Daniel Dennett has a new memoir coming out soon titled I’ve Been Thinking. It’s a remarkably humble title, considering it’s Daniel Dennett we’re talking about here. (To pa ...

Far fewer British people agree with vitriolic assertions about religion. Still, disbelief in God is on the rise in both the UK and the US.

Words that were the currency of philosophy when I attended grad school a few decades ago are now in everyday use. Words like ‘problematic,’ ‘unpack,’ and ‘deconstruct.’ Does that mean philosophy has become respected in America? Hardly. The parlous condition ...

The Times has created a new game, and we walk you through it.

Avi Loeb recently recovered metallic “spherules” from the ocean floor that he believes could be interstellar in nature. But don’t draw any conclusions, yet.

The Church has been fighting a losing battle in the West over culture, belief and ethics. But rather surprisingly, there are reasons for

The amount of time that atheists dedicate to God is a bewildering paradox. They write massive books. They are constantly appearing on podcasts, video blogs, and platforms to discuss God.

As the fundamental question of what it means to be human is thrown into confusion, it is not just religious communities that feel threatened.

From the archives in 2012, Jon Wainwright reflects on religious belief and delusion, in a prize-winning essay honouring the late Mary Evans