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This week’s new questions

How and where was water created? And why do we believe in many things with no solid evidence?

How and where was water first created?

Bill Richardson, Riverview, Michigan, US

Humans believe in many things, often with no solid evidence. So does belief give us an evolutionary advantage, or is it just something that survived regardless?

Gerald Lambert,

Northleigh, Devon, UK

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