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Chapter 6

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           "Nowitissuchabizarrelyimprobablecoincidencethatanythingsomindbogginglyusefulcouldhaveevolvedpurelybychancethatsomethinkershavechosentoseeitasthefinalandclinchingproofofthenon-existenceofGod."

           "Theargumentgoessomethinglikethis:’IrefusetoprovethatIexist,’saysGod,’forproofdeniesfaith,andwithoutfaithIamnothing.’"

           "’But,’saysMan,’TheBabelfishisadeadgiveaway,isn’tit?Itcouldnothaveevolvedbychance.Itprovesyouexist,andsotherefore,byyourownarguments,youdon’t.QED.’"

           "’Ohdear,’saysGod,’Ihadn’tthoughtofthat,’andpromptlyvanishedinapuffoflogic."

           "’Oh,thatwaseasy,’saysMan,andforanencoregoesontoprovethatblackiswhiteandgetshimselfkilledonthenextzebracrossing."

           "Mostleadingtheologiansclaimthatthisargumentisaloadofdingo’skidneys,butthatdidn’tstopOolonColluphidmakingasmallfortunewhenheuseditasthecentralthemeofhisbest-sellingbookWellThatAboutWrapsItUpForGod."

           "Meanwhile,thepoorBabelfish,byeffectivelyremovingallbarrierstocommunicationbetweendifferentracesandcultures,hascausedmoreandbluddierwarsthananythingelseinthehistoryofcreation."

           Arthurletoutalowgroan.Hewashorrifiedtodiscoverthatthekickthroughhyperspacehadn’tkilledhim.HewasnowsixlightyearsfromtheplacethattheEarthwouldhavebeenifitstillexisted.

           TheEarth.

           Visionsofitswamsickeninglythroughhisnauseatedmind.

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