'When it comes to facts, and explanations of facts, science is the only game in town'

This article presents an interview with Tufts University professor Daniel Dennett and discusses the atheism movement in response to a world with increasingly intolerant and aggressive religions. Dennett, author of the book "Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon," argues that religion...

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Publicado en:New Statesman Vol. 135; no. 4787; pp. 28 - 31
Autor principal: Byrnes, Sholto
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Publicado: New Statesman Ltd. 4/10/2006
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