Fellow travelers,
Here is another “Quint of Quotes” from my collection, on the theme of “Goodness By Design.” I did not group these together by accident…
“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes” – Sherlock Holmes, in Hound of the Baskervilles
“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” – Carl Sagan
“Even if you’re an atheist, you face…the problem of good…if the world is a chance assembly of accidental phenomena, why is there so much that we want to praise and celebrate?” – NT Wright
“A moment after they have admitted that good and evil are illusions, you will find them exhorting us to work for posterity, to educate, revolutionize, liquidate, live and die for the good of the human race” – CS Lewis, in Miracles
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” – Philippians 4:8
Driving Toward the Morning Sun 
Thank you for these thought-provoking quotes, Todd. Although, the quote by Carl Sagan (an agnostic) would be better if he used the word “create” instead of “invent” and added God’s name somewhere in there!
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