Iain Banks

Iain Banks “HomoSapiens’ middle name is gullible”

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CLARIFY YOUR THINKING

HOPEFORHEATHENS

Julian Baggini looks on the bright side

America’s Mormon Moment from The Rationalist Association

+† Meet the humans who want to live for ever

† Kenan Malik’s step-by-step guide to the ethics of tolerance

† The cult of

Will Self

Sport’s gay pioneer: John Amaechi profiled

PLUS Are Greens anti-science? // JONATHAN RÉE ON BRUNO LATOUR // Laurie Taylor beats the Pope // HOW SNOW WHITE REFLECTS US

A real-life

Miami murder mystery

JUL AUG 2012 Vol 127 No 4 £3.95 €6 US$7 ISSN 0306-512X www.newhumanist.org.uk

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