A study of any topic must begin by defining its terms. Only one term concerns us at the moment: world. A full and precise definition appears later, but we need at least a simple one to work with at the outset. Most readers will already have noticed that I have used the word world without stating which of several possible senses I intend. For example, in the sentences “God created the world in six days” and “The world hates God,” the meaning
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