This vale of tears-the best of all possible worlds?

Willem B. Drees

doi:10.4324/9780203398173-6

This vale of tears-the best of all possible worlds?

Willem B. Drees^*

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Abstract

Fifty slices of buttered toast were placed on the table. I pushed them over the edge one by one. Forty-nine dropped on the floor with the buttered side down. The fiftieth I saved, by eating it. This experiment raises a deep existential question: Why does buttered toast always fall on the floor with the buttered side down?.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Is Nature Ever Evil?
Subtitle of host publication	Religion, Science and Value
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	0203398173, 9781134436705
ISBN (Print)	0415290600, 9780415290609
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203398173-6
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2003
Externally published	Yes

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