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Alice Roberts and the problem with ‘humanism’

Alice Roberts (Humanists UK)
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Public atheism has a new face. Your uncle Richard has been replaced by your cool cousin Alice. She’s bursting with fun facts about nature and history, but is also a well-rounded human, happy meeting other humans and smiling a lot. (Uncle Richard sometimes smiles, but it’s usually a by-product of sneering at the flawed footnote of an enemy.

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Theo Hobson
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Theo Hobson is the author of seven books, including God Created Humanism: the Christian Basis of Secular Values

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