9 April

Do you believe in God? If you don’t, have you just replaced God with laws of nature? Providence is the belief that there is something ‘above’ our lives, shaping them and giving them purpose. It’s easy to see with religion, but just as common in something like science, or economics. 'The economy' is not a thing, for example, though many people talk about it as if it is. That's Providence, in another flavour. Is Providence the hardest belief to crack?