Monkey Business?

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Patrick Glynn in his book “God:The Evidence” mentions that the atheistic philosophers Denis Diderot and David Hume advanced the idea that given infinite time, nature would by chance alone eventually hit on the order we see around us. Glynn points out that the modern version of the argument often takes the form of an analogy: Given infinite time, a monkey with a typewriter would eventually type the works of Shakespeare. He goes on to show the absurdity of this atheistic concept. Remember that with God, nothing is left to mere chance. Everything you encounter today, everything you eat every person you meet every breath you breath, every word you speak, every blade of grass you walk on is the result of a world created with unimaginable balance and forethought. Step into God's world today and honor him in everything you do.

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Mark P. Shea is a popular Catholic writer and speaker. The author of numerous books, his most recent work is The Work of Mercy (Servant) and The Heart of Catholic Prayer (Our Sunday Visitor). Mark contributes numerous articles to many magazines, including his popular column “Connecting the Dots” for the National Catholic Register. Mark is known nationally for his one minute “Words of Encouragement” on Catholic radio. He also maintains the Catholic and Enjoying It blog and regularly blogs for National Catholic Register. He lives in Washington state with his wife, Janet, and their four sons.

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