A month or so, the Derb wrote an excellent piece saying that he thought that God would always be with us, not least because (and I hope that I’m getting this right, John) the idea of a divinity satisfies a deep need in most people’s psyche. I’d agree with that, which means that an upcoming book by Daniel Dennett on religion as a natural phenomenon should make for an interesting read indeed. Reason has more on it here.

An enjoyable dust-up will, I suspect, follow.