Faith & Reason: A world intended is one that makes sense Even science cannot be true in a post-modern world. Yet the best reason for believing in God is our belief in reason itself

From: The Independent - London | Date: August 29, 1998| Author: Ian Markham | Copyright information

TRADITIONALLY IN polite society no one is supposed to talk about religion, sex, or politics. Conversation about careers, children, holidays, and pension plans is fine; middle-class people share these concerns, while religion is one of those little complications that can wreck a good dinner party.

Even for people who are religious, God is a Sunday activity; in terms of their everyday behaviour, such people do not differ very much from their non-religious friends. All of them share a com...

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