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How and where was water first created?
Bill Richardson, Riverview, Michigan, US
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Humans believe in many things, often with no solid evidence. So does belief give us an evolutionary advantage, or is it just something that survived regardless?
Gerald Lambert,
Northleigh, Devon, UK
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