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Jinn · 08-10-2005, 12:01 PM

Was just doing some research on the philosophical theory, Intelligent Design, and I found this quote quite interesting:

It comes from a book called "Mathematical Illiteracy and it's Consequences:"

"... rarity by itself shouldn't necessarily be evidence of anything. When one is dealt a bridge hand of thirteen cards, the probability of being dealt that particular hand is less than one in 600 billion. Still, it would be absurd for someone to be dealt a hand, examine it carefully, calculate that the probability of getting it is less than one in 600 billion, and then conclude that he must not have been dealt that very hand because it is so very improbable. "

EDIT: I'd like to beg anyone who hasn't given evolution a serious thought or even someone who is convinced that ID is a science to read this very well-written and concise website. It's created by the University of California at Berkeley, and describes in very good detail exactly what evolution is and isn't and many other things: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/

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Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	Was just doing some research on the philosophical theory, Intelligent Design, and I found this quote quite interesting: It comes from a book called "Mathematical Illiteracy and it's Consequences:" "... rarity by itself shouldn't necessarily be evidence of anything. When one is dealt a bridge hand of thirteen cards, the probability of being dealt that particular hand is less than one in 600 billion. Still, it would be absurd for someone to be dealt a hand, examine it carefully, calculate that the probability of getting it is less than one in 600 billion, and then conclude that he must not have been dealt that very hand because it is so very improbable. " EDIT: I'd like to beg anyone who hasn't given evolution a serious thought or even someone who is convinced that ID is a science to read this very well-written and concise website. It's created by the University of California at Berkeley, and describes in very good detail exactly what evolution is and isn't and many other things: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/ __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel Last edited by Jinn; 08-10-2005 at 12:22 PM..