Rationalism a la mode
It takes all sorts. From Fruit 'n' Veg horoscopes to the horror of a mother armed and willing to use the Holy Water... Dr Shirl takes them on...
Faith & Religion
Time to stand up
Stop respecting religion and start submitting it to the same scutiny as any other idea or argument, said Richard Dawkins, just months after 9/11
Islam and Intellectual Terrorism
Turbans of the mind are disallowing and disavowing proper intellectual engagement with Islam.
The Christian Culture of Death
Robert Ashby, chairman of the BHA, looks at how we leave the world
God and the Modern Scientist
How can we understand anything? asks Pater Landsberg
Holy Relics
What is spiritual? asks Marilyn Mason
Thinking allowed
In which Laurie Taylor loses god, battles ideology and discovers humanism
Science Studies
Stuart Clarke reviews the history of scientific cassandras
To tell the truth
Is belief in religion and belief in science the same kind of thing, asks philosopher Daniel Dennett
Encourage young scepticism
Claire Rayner calls for a sceptical education