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What if…?
What if one thing were taken away, or turned up or down a little? Pick a card, move the slider or press “Take it away”, and see what happens. Some of these are settled science; some are argued over by serious scientists, and each card tells you which. The thread is simple: we did not make any of this, and yet we depend on all of it.
Why we give thanks · What if…?
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Take away a few of these and we would not be here to wonder about it. Some of the numbers might have had more room than they first seem; scientists still argue about how much. But nobody argues that you made your own lungs, lit the Sun or taught the bee to find the flower. We thank a stranger who holds a door open for us. What do we owe for all of this? “How manifold are Thy works, O LORD! In wisdom hast Thou made them all” (Psalm 104:24, JPS 1917). “If ye would count the bounty of Allah ye cannot reckon it” (Qur'an 14:34, Pickthall).
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