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When scientific randomness challenges divine providence beliefs

I used to think everything happened for a reason but after studying chaos theory and evolution I'm wondering if maybe God works through randomness and I don't know if that's comforting or terrifying.

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The seeker grapples with reconciling their need for meaningful order with scientific evidence of fundamental randomness in creation's unfolding.

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