Science concerns itself with the material universe. Its basic assumption is that there is a world out there that’s open to investigation. The scientific method involves looking at information (data), making a deduction about the laws behind such data, and then testing one’s theory against other observations to make sure it gives consistent results every time. If it does not, the theory is either rejected or refined to cover the exceptions encountered during the testing period. But what about trying to prove to someone that you like the colour blue? The scientific method doesn’t give you any answers, because such abstract things as people liking things or even one another isn’t within its remit. It can be argued that science can describe the chemical interactions happening in the body when someone claims to like something, but that is hardly the whole story. We all know that when there’s a flood somewhere, it’s because abnormal rainfall has fallen either there or somewhere connected to that place by a river. Rain causes the flood, and the rain came about through water evaporating into clouds, which contained dust particles around which the water droplets condensed. Water came about through the combination of the elements hydrogen and oxygen, and these elements were formed from the fundamental particles common to all matter. But where did matter arise from? The Big Bang? So what caused the Big Bang in the first place? Looking around we don’t find ourselves in a chaotic universe, but in one that’s beautifully designed from the universal level even down to the microscopic level. The more we look at how life works, the more amazing its intricate design. Design has to do with mind - we know that whether we buy a car or a washing machine, someone with an intelligent mind was behind it’s creation. It shouldn’t be too difficult to realise that there could be intelligence behind our whole universe, an intelligence far superior to our own. The truly amazing thing is that such a Being has revealed himself to be passionately concerned about each one of us human beings, and has left us a record of his character and purpose in the form of a book.