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Former NYT columnist makes a case for God and religion

By Deseret News · September 30, 2026 · 1 min read
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At a BYU forum, Ross Douthat argued that belief in God is not just reasonable — it may be the thing that enables humanity to survive the 21st century. Douthat also argued modern science has strengthened the case for divine design, and that human consciousness and the persistence of religious experience point to faith as being intellectually viable.

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