29 Sep 2026

Why Everyone Should Be Religious

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Even at the heights of scientific materialism, there has always been a strong argument contained within the work of science and what science has revealed for believing that the universe is not accidental—that the universe was fashioned, was made, was intended to exist.

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Ross G. Douthat, a columnist and author, delivered this forum address on September 29, 2026.