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Q. Who  made  the  world?

A. God  made  the  world.

The world  did  not  come  into  existence  spontaneously. The celebrated  astronomer  Athanasius Kirchner  had  a friend  who  did  not  believe  in  the existence  of  God,  and  frequently  asserted  that  the orbs  of  heaven  were  self-existent. One day,  when this  friend  visited  the  astronomer,  he  noticed  in  one corner  of  the  room  a globe  which  displayed  the  hand of  a skillful  workman. “Who made  that  globe?” he  inquired. “No one  made  it,”  Kirchner  answered, “it  is  self-made.”  And  when  his  friend  seemed angry  at  this  answer  being  given  him,  he  added: “If  the  immense  orbs  of  heaven  are  self-existent, why  not  this  insignificant  little  globe?” The  unbeliever looked  thoughtful,  and  presently  acknowledged that  he  now  saw  that  his  principles  were  false.