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Why Believe In God?

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Why Believe In God?

Look around.  

We live in an intricately interconnected and complementary world, with remarkable complexity and startling beauty.  Consider the small – the simplicity of a cell or an atom, and how they form the building blocks for all that we see and touch.  Think about how cells form seeds, and how such a small package can unfurl into something as strong and majestic as a tree, or as delicate as a flower.  

Think about the complexity of a human organ, like the eye, and how many of these improbably complicated organs are packaged together into the human person, performing like a symphony to support and sustain every human life.

Now consider the probability of this all happening by chance. Science has shown the odds are overwhelmingly against it – in fact, it is nearly impossible. It would be like thinking that the Mona Lisa was created by paint randomly falling onto a canvas, after the paint spontaneously burst into being.

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