There is no shortage of things in this world to disagree about. Beyond
the obvious cause of disagreement like religions, beliefs, nationalisms
and any other ‘ism’ you care to name, the main reason for all the
potential and actual dissention in the world is the simple fact that
there’s about 6.5 billion of us alive at present and each and every one
has a distinct and, arguably, equal right to their unique viewpoint on
the world. So who’s right? Is it the strongest person – which would
make Hitler, Stalin, Genghis Khan, Mao, or to our direct North, Bob,
and bunch of other megalomaniacs, all contenders. Is it the person with
the loudest voice? Is it the person with the best debating style? Is it
the person espousing the most popular view? Is it anyone at all?
For people who prefer a purely
mechanical explanation for the existence of life, our planet, solar system and
the rest of the universe, there are a couple of problems. One is that modern
physic...