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‘Humanism is about the positive beliefs as well: valuing science and creativity and art’: Interview with Professor Simon Walker-Samuel

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Introduction Dr Simon Walker-Samuel is Professor of Biophysics and Imaging at University College London, a world-class cancer research…
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Freethought History Webinar #16: Secularism, Freethought, and the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights. With Peter Tatchell (10 November 2026).

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An invitation to the sixteenth in our Freethought History Webinar series.
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Geometry of State Guilt: Christian Holocaust in the Ottoman Jihad

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History has a dark sense of timing. The Israeli government lately voted to recognise the Armenian Genocide that…
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Lily and Her Young Neighbour Julie

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Lily Jae Green writes light, playful columns about everyday life, blending gentle humour with a touch of freethinking…
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Charles Darwin: Interview with Professor Janet Browne

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Janet Browne is a historian of science and Aramont Professor of the History of Science, Emeritus at Harvard…
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Wonders of wishful thinking: a review of ‘The Jesus Dilemma’ by S.M. Carlson

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This much can be said for ‘The Jesus Dilemma’: it is systematic. The author also makes three systematic mistakes.
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I recently took part in a debate on whether evolution is true against a well-known creationist YouTuber. How…
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What the Veil Took From My 12-Year-Old Self 

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