In February the BBC reported that the Belgian man who appeared to be communicating after a 23-year coma wasn't. Sceptic Nicholas Pearson was on it for us back in November
Some sophisticated arguments for God have been made in response to the New Atheists. Richard Norman puts the ‘New Believers’ to the test. Illustrations by Irene Fuga
A new collection of his essays on religion suggest that JS Mill is just the enlightened infidel we need today, says Jonathan Rée
Simon Singh on a rational look at climate change
Owen Hatherley sings the praises of Ernst Bloch, the prophet of serious atheism
Darwinism has profound implications for philosophy, but we need to remember the master’s caution, warns Simon Blackburn
The exiled Polish philosopher Leszek Kolakowski died in Oxford in July, at the age of 81. Jonathan Rée examines the legacy of a disillusioned socialist humanist
Is our timidity emboldening the creationists?
We need to teach children faith first before they can learn to doubt, says Roger Scruton, in his response to Danny Postel
Last issue’s article about how to raise children as humanists received hundreds of responses. Here its author, Danny Postel, chooses his favourites