Apologist Alycia Wood shares her personal reflections on Professor Daniel Dennett (1942-2024) following his death in April

We met at the Oxford Union in 2013. He was one of many notables that came through that year including Patrick Stewart, PSY, Katherine Jenkins and Bradley Whitford. 

Daniel, or Professor Dennett as I called him, was speaking on his upcoming book with Linda LaScola Caught in the Pulpit. In it, he and Linda share stories of clergy who don’t actually believe in the religion they teach about, but the cost of leaving the pulpit is too high. Walking away and being honest with their views meant a loss of income, friendships, the sense of belonging to a community and, of course, experiencing disappointment from others for your decision to leave. Consequently, they choose to keep quiet about their lack of belief and show up, dutifully, every… (Register to read the rest of the article)