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One Free Miracle: Science’s Hidden Act of Faith

One Free Miracle: Science’s Hidden Act of Faith
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Modern science likes to present itself as the opposite of religion: no altar, no hymns, no creed—just equations, measurements, and the cool discipline of scientific falsifiability. Yet buried deep within this purportedly rationalist worldview is a concession so enormous it deserves a name of its own.

David Solway
David Solway
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David Solway is a Canadian essayist, political commentator, poet, and songwriter whose latest prose book is “Profoundly Superficial” (2025).