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“ Then I knelt, too, and prayed: 'O God, if there is a God, forgive him his sins, if there is such a thing as sin.'  ” - Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited “ I am assailed by the worst temptations of atheism. ” - St. Therese of Lisieux, from her diary “ Even the very wise cannot see all ends. ” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings “ May the odds be ever in your favor. ” - Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games First, a disclaimer. This essay will not directly tackle the question of whether or not God exists. The reader is referred to a more profound and entertaining discussion on this topic by Dr. Peter Kreeft , a popular contemporary philosopher and speaker. Instead, this essay will consider God’s existence from the point of view of chance and consequence. I shall begin by relating a personal experience. A year ago, I received a series of anti-rabies shots for a cat bite. I was peacefully relaxing in a beach hut when I accidentally stepped on a c...