There is no indisputable proof for the big bang," said Hollus. "And there is none for evolution. And yet you accept those. Why hold the question of whether there is a creator to a higher standard?

It is either coincidence piled on top of coincidence," said Hollus, "or it is deliberate design.

How do you define God? Like this. A God I could understand, at least potentially, was infinitely more interesting and relevant than one that defied comprehension.

Virtual reality is just air guitar writ large.

You can't choose the ways in which you'll be tested.

Not wanting to die was another universal constant, it seemed.

No one disputes that seeming order can come out of the application of simple rules. But who wrote the rules?