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To: PatrickHenry
That's pretty much how I see it. If our existence were somehow demonstrated to be inconsistent with the universe, then that would be evidence of a miracle. Consistency seems natural, not miraculous. You can't have it both ways.

Try two.

54 thousand consecutive fair rolls of dice, displaying seven dots on the upper surfaces of the dice are consistent with the game of craps. If such a sequence was observed it would be a miracle.

87 posted on 10/30/2002 8:06:52 PM PST by AndrewC
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To: AndrewC
54 thousand consecutive fair rolls of dice, displaying seven dots on the upper surfaces of the dice are consistent with the game of craps. If such a sequence was observed it would be a miracle.

Your sequence is highly inconsistent with the distributions of fair dice. I'd weigh the dice before I called it a miracle. I'd also check your pockets for aces and send Uri Geller for donuts.

97 posted on 10/31/2002 7:40:13 AM PST by Condorman
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