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Probability and Design, Intelligent or Otherwise

Last night, I drew cards from a deck. The first card was the A♦. Then came 2♦. Then 3♦, 4♦, 5♦, 6♦, 7♦, 8♦, 9♦, 10♦, J♦, Q♦, K♦. The next card was the A♠, followed by 2♠, 3♠, 4♠, 5♠, 6♠, 7♠, 8♠, 9♠, 10♠, J♠, Q♠, K♠. And then, believe it or not, the cards ran through hearts and clubs, in order again. The probability of that happening is unimaginably low.

‘Just a Theory’

( Science )

The debates over creation science (and more specifically, intelligent design) and evolution continue to heat up, although reasoned discussion (indeed, successful communication) is still difficult to find. It is difficult to say anything about the issue without being abruptly labeled an insensitive supercilious atheist or an anti-intellectual blind ignoramus. I’ll try….