Faith and discomfort on the third rock from the sun.

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My problem, … well …. one of my problems, has been the fact that I don’t believe that the universe is always for us. I believe that the universe is random and chaotic, and that it doesn’t give any fig, a flip, or a rat’s ass for the likes of us. Nor do I think it is bribable by prayer and wishes. The laws of physics are immutable, and this third rock from the sun is just that, a planet hurtling…