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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.