Daniel Dennett's rules for engaging with arguments are a good start, but here's what I've learned from a decade of interviewing people with fringe beliefs

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Panpsychism revived, in James Bridle’s “Ways of Being”

"Ways of Being" argues that intelligence isn't a purely human phenomenon, but in doing so strays into a quasi-mysticism to explain the material

‘To Know You More Clearly’: what the new catholic school syllabus means, one year in

The latest Catholic school syllabus reinforces conservative positions on sexuality, marriage and faith, discouraging pupils from exploring and asking questions.

“No Tax For Genocide”: is the refusal to pay taxes a reasonable form of protest?

The "No Tax For Genocide" campaign urges protesters to withhold tax payments, but followers of their advice should think hard about the group's goals

Irredeemably Flawed: The IPP prisoner scandal, and the death of Matthew Price

Matthew had been free from prison for almost 10 years, when the hopelessness of his situation led him to take his own life – another victim of the IPP prisoner scandal

From the archives: Are near-death experiences sufficient proof of life after death?

From the archives in 1988, Professor Antony Flew looks at claims made by people who have had near-death experiences, and what they say about the afterlife

Debunking the Myths: The Rise of the Anti-Sunscreen Movement

Sunscreen is one of the most highly effective and evidence-based methods of preventing skin cancer, so why is there an online movement discouraging its use?

#TradWife: the misogynistic movement based on cosplaying an American ideal

The #TradWife movement claims to offer women a simple, structured and idealised life. In reality, it reduces women to property, in service to white nationalist agendas
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