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Metanexus has made a lengthy excerpt from Keith Ward\u2019s latest book, Big Questions in Science and Religion<\/em>, available online<\/a>. Although it may be less than persuasive as an argument for theism<\/em>, it certainly shows the limitations of materialism and the continued viability of religious worldviews.<\/p>\n