From Stephen Roots
David Attenborough uses the example of termites working blindly in a nest to illustrate that humans may also lack a sensory mechanism – the one they need to perceive a creator (16 May, p 28). However, should the termites sense him, there is no reason why they would impute him to be their creator, and scientific observers would know for sure he was not.
Still, I believe most atheists would agree that there may exist vastly more intelligent life forms outside our human termite nest, of which we remain unaware.
Heworth, North Yorkshire, UK
