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Stephen Hawking

The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.

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Science has shown over time that things in the universe follow consistent patterns rather than occurring randomly. These patterns reveal a deeper structure to events, which might be caused by a divine force or simply natural laws.

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