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Letter: Letters : . . .

Published 28 September 1996

From Mary Chester-Kadwell

St. Neots, Cambridgeshire

Scientific evidence may seem to call into question the existence of God, but
if God is the infinite and all-embracing being who created the Universe (and all
the interesting scientific quirks that keep large populations of people busy for
most of their lives), then he is unlikely to adhere to a deduced logic
concerning his existence and powers. He certainly will not have any sort of
understandable “mind” that we can look into for answers.

Humans have struggled with their place in the Universe ever since they first
appeared millions of years ago.

However, if the entire world is solely governed by physical laws that render
“inquiries into the purpose of life meaningless” (D. W. Dew) then why does
anyone ever want to inquire?

One could speculate and argue ad infinitum on this kind of issue, but the
point is, science cannot be used to fuel this particular debate.

Issue no. 2049 published 28 September 1996

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