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October 8, 2000

The Universe—Did It Come About by Chance?

Our universe contains countless heavenly bodies. How did they originate? What does the scientific evidence show?

3 Our Awesome Universe—A Product of Chance?

5 Did the Elements Come About by Chance?

8 The Earth​—Was It “Founded” by Chance?

12 Crossword Puzzle

13 Whatever Happened to the “Job for Life”?

16 The Pyramids of Mexico

20 My Chief Concern​—Remaining Loyal

28 Watching the World

30 From Our Readers

31 Noisy Snow

32 “I Always Thought I Was the Only One”

“Extreme Sports”—Should You Take the Risk? 18

What does the Bible say about this?

Is It Wise to Invest in the Stock Market? 25

Is it wise to put money in stocks? And is it gambling?

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Cover: Spiral galaxy NGC 5236

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Courtesy of Anglo-Australian Observatory, photograph by David Malin

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Page 2: Two spiral galaxies pass by each other

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NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI)