cynicalbastard

Never quite sure about Prospect magazine. I always think it’s a front for something. But a couple of articles caught my eye. Kenan Malik’s excellent opinion piece on why free societies shouldn’t become less free as they become more diverse is in the March issue (subscription required online)–and nails the Guardianista hypocrisy.

And as a web exclusive, there’s a very good debate between Daniel Dennett and Richard Swinburne on issues around science and religion. Given the usual level of atheist comment on xianity owes more to playground abuse than it does to an understanding of xian thought (see the dumbest clever man in the west, Richard Dawkins), it’s nice to see a proper and civilized debate.